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Preparation and Characterization of C60/Graphene Hybrid Nanostructures
Published on: May 15, 2018
Modular Covalent Graphene Functionalization with C60 and the Endohedral Fullerene Sc3 N@C80 : A Facile Entry to
Tao Wei1, Oliver Martin1, Shangfeng Yang2
1Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Process (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany.
Abstract:
Two novel graphene-fullerene hybrid structures, containing C60 and endohedral Sc3 N@C80 bound to graphene, instead of the formerly used graphene oxide, were efficiently synthesized via a reductive activation/exfoliation approach starting from pristine graphite. The structures of these multifunctional hybrid systems were unambiguously characterized by statistical Raman spectroscopy, TG-MS, TG-GC-MS, and LD-TOF mass spectroscopy, confirming the covalent bonding of the respective C60 /Sc3 N@C80 moieties to the pristine graphene. Furthermore, assisted by temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy studies the corresponding defunctionalization processes were also investigated. Finally, the formation of a carbon allotrope hybrid material on the basis of C60 /Sc3 N@C80 moieties coupled to graphene could be visualized by HRTEM.
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