Water Assisted Growth of C60 Rods and Tubes by Liquid–Liquid Interfacial Precipitation Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Morphology of the Grown C60 Structures
2.2. Composition and Crystal Structure of C60 Rods and Tubes
2.2.1. Thermogravimetric Analysis
2.2.2. FT-IR Spectroscopy
2.2.3. Raman Spectroscopy
2.2.4. X-ray Diffraction Pattern
3. Experimental
3.1. C60 Rod and Tube Synthesis
3.2. Sample Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Supplementary File 1Acknowledgments
- Sample Availability: Samples of the complexes are available from the authors.
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Barzegar, H.R.; Nitze, F.; Malolepszy, A.; Stobinski, L.; Tai, C.-W.; Wågberg, T. Water Assisted Growth of C60 Rods and Tubes by Liquid–Liquid Interfacial Precipitation Method. Molecules 2012, 17, 6840-6853. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17066840
Barzegar HR, Nitze F, Malolepszy A, Stobinski L, Tai C-W, Wågberg T. Water Assisted Growth of C60 Rods and Tubes by Liquid–Liquid Interfacial Precipitation Method. Molecules. 2012; 17(6):6840-6853. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17066840
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarzegar, Hamid Reza, Florian Nitze, Artur Malolepszy, Leszek Stobinski, Cheuk-Wai Tai, and Thomas Wågberg. 2012. "Water Assisted Growth of C60 Rods and Tubes by Liquid–Liquid Interfacial Precipitation Method" Molecules 17, no. 6: 6840-6853. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17066840