Effect of copper metal on the yield of Sc3N@C80 metallofullerenes.
The yield of Sc3N@C80 metallofullerene and fullerene extract is dramatically increased via filling cored graphite rods with copper and Sc2O3 only; when compared to 100% Sc2O3 packed rods, improvements of factors of approximately 3 and approximately 5 have been achieved for Sc3N@C80 and fullerene extract produced, respectively, with the weight percent of Cu added to the rod affecting the type and amount of fullerene produced.
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Steven
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, #5043, Hattiesburg, MS 39402, USA. steven.stevenson@usm.edu
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Madasu
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