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Easy synthesis of Pd fullerene polymer structures from the molten state of tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0)
Author(s) -
Nitze Florian,
Barzegar Hamid Reza,
Wågberg Thomas
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201200084
Subject(s) - fullerene , polymer , raman spectroscopy , materials science , annealing (glass) , catalysis , nanoparticle , palladium , chemical engineering , monomer , melting point , nanofiber , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , optics
Pd fullerene composites were first synthesized and studied in the early 90s by for example Nagashima et al. In this study we present a novel and rapid approach to synthesize Pd fullerides based on direct reaction of C 60 with Pd 2 dba 3 . We show that the Pd fullerene polymer phase forms at temperatures around the melting point of Pd 2 dba 3 (150 °C) and that it proceeds upon further annealing while releasing dba. The synthesis reactions were studied in TGA/DSC. TEM revealed that the material easily collapses under the electron beam into nanoparticles. Under very low doses almost no particles can be found. Similarly, Raman spectroscopy confirmed the formation of Pd fulleride polymers but also supported the collapse of the Pd fulleride phase when irradiated by high laser power. CVD experiments have been conducted on directly coated Si substrates showing similar results to previous reports, namely that Pd 2 C 60 is an efficient catalysts for the growth of helical carbon nanofibers. Our study gives both insights into the formation of nanoparticles as well as the synthesis of C 60 polymers. The method is also compatible with direct coating processes making it useful for a broad spectrum of CVD and catalysis applications.