Determination of the thermal stability of the fullerene dimers C120, C120O, and C120O2.
We have produced the fullerene dimers C(120), C(120)O, and C(120)O(2) by a high-speed vibration milling technique. The thermal stability of C(120), C(120)O, and C(120)O(2) has been studied in the temperature range 150-350 degrees C for up to 4 h under vacuum. The bridging oxygen atoms were found to substantially increase the stability of the fullerene dimer molecules.
Zhang
Jinying
J
Department of Materials, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK. jinying.zhang@materials.ox.ac.uk
Porfyrakis
Kyriakos
K
Sambrook
Mark R
MR
Ardavan
Arzhang
A
Briggs
G Andrew D
GA