Metallofullerenes encaging mixed-metal clusters: synthesis and structural studies of Gdx Ho3-x N@C80 and Gdx Lu3-x N@C80.
Metallofullerenes of Gdx Ho3-x N@C80 and Gdx Lu3-x N@C80 encapsulating mixed-metal nitride clusters were synthesized. Spectroscopic characterization of Gdx Ho3-x N@C80 and Gdx Lu3-x N@C80 was employed to reveal their structural and vibrational properties. The structural properties of these species were analyzed by using theoretical calculations. The studies of Gdx Ho3-x N@C80 and Gdx Lu3-x N@C80 laid the foundations for these species to be used as multifunctional molecules.
Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024 (China). zhangzhuxia@tyut.edu.cn.
Zhuxia
Z
Zhang
Yang
Y
Liu
Peide
P
Han
Shengyi
S
Zhuang
Taishan
T
Wang
Shuchang
S
Luo
Bingshe
B
Xu
absorption; cage compounds; endofullerenes; theoretical calculations; vibrational properties