Superstructured Assembly of Nanocarbons: Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Graphene

Nanocarbon Superhydrophobic Surfaces created from Fullerene-Based Hierarchical Supramolecular Assemblies

In the present work, a detailed spectroscopic investigation of carbon in different crystalline forms from diamond to graphite was carried out. The spectra of photoemission peak, plasmon losses and X-rays-excited C KLL were studied in order to characterize the carbon phase in different samples. In addition, a method for determination of sp2/sp3 ratio from the first derivative of Auger C KLL spectrum was employed. The obtained results indicated that carbon photoemission peak for sp2 and sp3 configurations is characterized by the same value of binding energy. The peaks of plasmon losses and Auger KLL transition were more diagnostic than C 1s photoemission peak, permitting to distinguish the sp2 and sp3 configurations. For intermediate situation, which is present in diamond-like carbon (DLC), characterized by a mixture of sp2 and sp3 states, the spectra were very similar to the carbon-black, whereas single-wall carbon nanotubes (CNT) were containing about 50% sp2 states. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Surface investigation of carbon films: from diamond to graphite†

Supramolecular soft and hard materials based on self-assembly algorithms of alkyl-conjugated fullerenes

Amine Terminated SAMs: Investigating Why Oxygen is Present in these Films

Binding of fullerene C60 to gold surface functionalized by self-assembled monolayers of 8-amino-1-octane thiol: a structure elucidation.

Surface confined self-assembled fullerene nanoclusters: a microscopic study

Recoil tritium-C60 interaction: a channel for endohedral encapsulation of tritium in C60

The introduction of tritium (T), with an initial kinetic energy of 2.7 MeV into the cavity of C using recoil implantation is 60 6 studied in a Li(n,a)T activated homogenized compound matrix of Li CO and C Radioactive endohedral T@C could 23 60. 60 be detected through the liquid scintillation spectrometry coupled with high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry provided evidence for the retainment of C cage as against radiation damage. Solid 60 3 2 state temperature-programmed desorption based on evolved gas showed the desorption of He gas (as a b decay product from T) from the endohedral C cage at a higher temperature than the T and T O trapped species at the defect sites and 60 2 2 from the ordered crystallographic network of Li CO , respectively. The non-isothermal kinetics of the helium desorption, as 23 a function of temperature evidenced a diffusion controlled process.  2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Rashmi R. Sahoo

Papers

Binding of fullerene C60 to gold surface functionalized by self-assembled monolayers of 8-amino-1-octane thiol: a structure elucidation.

Surface confined self-assembled fullerene nanoclusters: a microscopic study

Recoil tritium-C60 interaction: a channel for endohedral encapsulation of tritium in C60

Recoil tritium-C interaction: a channel for endohedral