title: Effect of copper metal on the yield of Sc3N@C80 metallofullerenes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, #5043, Hattiesburg, MS 39402, USA. steven.stevenson@usm.edu
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mackey
authors.forename: M Corey
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: H Louie
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Coumbe
authors.forename: Praveen K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Madasu
authors.forename: Curtis E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Coumbe
authors.forename: J Paige
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Phillips