Preparation and EPR characterization of N@C60 and N@C70 based peapods
Preparation and EPR characterization of N@C60 and N@C70 based peapods
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N@C60 和 N@C70 基豌豆的制备和 EPR 表征
DOI:
10.1063/1.2103878
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发表时间:
2005
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通讯作者:
K. Dinse
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作者:
B. Corzilius;A. Gembus;N. Weiden;K. Dinse
Using the quartet spin of encased nitrogen atoms as an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) probe, it is possible to examine the fullerene/nanotube interactions in a peapod. A purification method is developed which allows low temperature filling of nanotubes with endohedral fullerenes. The paramagnetic impurities of undoped single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) are characterized via EPR resulting in a broad superparamagnetic signal of the remaining catalyst particles and a rather narrow signal of carbonaceous material. Comparison of EPR spectra of several nitrogen endohedral doped peapods with their analogues obtained in a solid fullerene matrix shows a significant broadening of N@C60 and N@C70 EPR signals. This broadening is related to a non‐vanishing zero‐field splitting caused by deformation of the fullerene cage upon encapsulation.