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Hydrogen‐Driven Collapse of C 60 Inside Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Talyzin Alexandr V.,
Luzan Serhiy M.,
Anoshkin Ilya V.,
Nasibulin Albert G.,
Jiang Hua,
Kauppinen Esko I.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201200946
Subject(s) - fullerene , hydrogen , hydrocarbon , carbon fibers , hydrogen molecule , carbon nanotube , molecule , nanotechnology , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , chemical physics , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering , composite number
A small intruder : The reaction of C 60 peapods with hydrogen was studied at elevated pressure and temperature and compared with the reaction of bulk C 60 powder. At temperatures above 500 °C the reaction results in a collapse of the fullerene cage structure and formation of various hydrocarbon molecules. Direct evidence was given for the surprising ability of hydrogen to penetrate into the inner space of C 60 peapods and to react with the fullerenes (see picture).