Structure and Morphology Characteristics of Fullerene C60Nanotubes Fabricated withN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone as a Good Solvent | Zendy

Yongtao Qu | Zendy; Wenwen Yu | Zendy; Shaocen Liang | Zendy; Shaoxiang Li | Zendy; Jian Zhao | Zendy; Guangzhe Piao | Zendy

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Structure and Morphology Characteristics of Fullerene C₆₀Nanotubes Fabricated withN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone as a Good Solvent

Author(s) -

Yongtao Qu,

Wenwen Yu,

Shaocen Liang,

Shaoxiang Li,

Jian Zhao,

Guangzhe Piao

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of nanomaterials

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463

H-Index - 66

eISSN - 1687-4129

pISSN - 1687-4110

DOI - 10.1155/2011/706293

Subject(s) - materials science , fullerene , isopropyl alcohol , precipitation , solvent , morphology (biology) , scanning electron microscope , chemical engineering , nanofiber , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , physics , biology , meteorology , engineering , genetics

Fullerene C60 nanotubes (FNTs) were prepared via liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) as solvent and isopropyl alcohol (IPA) as precipitation agent at 8°C. C60-saturated NMP solutions were exposed to visible light to promote the growth of FNTs. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that fibers prepared in the NMP/IPA system show three different morphologies. On the basis of the different morphologies of fullerene C60 nanofibers (FNFs), a possible growth mechanism to describe the formation process of FNTs is proposed

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