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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Endohedral fullerenes, specifically Li+@C60, have potential applications in medicine and photovoltaics.
  • Current production methods yield only ~1% Li+@C60 using plasma shower with 30 eV Li+ ions.
  • Industrialization of endohedral fullerenes requires increased production ratios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate methods for increasing the production ratio of Li+@C60.
  • To explore the effect of ion impact parameters on Li+@C60 synthesis.
  • To validate simulation findings with experimental results.

Main Methods:

  • First-principles molecular dynamics simulations to model Li+ ion collisions with C60.
  • Analysis of production ratios at varying kinetic energies (10-40 eV) and impact angles.
  • Experimental validation using plasma shower, 7Li solid NMR, and ICP-AES.

Main Results:

  • Maximum Li+@C60 production ratio increased to 5.1% (5.3%) with vertical 30 eV (40 eV) Li+ ion impact on a six-membered ring.
  • Lower 10 eV impact energy yielded 1.3% production without C60 damage.
  • Randomly oriented C60 resulted in lower production ratios (0.2-3.7%).
  • Experimental yield of 4% at 30 eV confirmed simulation accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • Vertical impact on six-membered rings significantly enhances Li+@C60 production.
  • Controlling impact energy and orientation is key to optimizing synthesis.
  • Cu(111) substrate or UV irradiation can further improve production ratios.
  • Simulations accurately predict experimental outcomes, supporting their reliability.