Endohedral rare-earth fullerene complexes

Edward G. Gillan, Chahan Yeretzian, Kyu S. Min, Marcos M. Alvarez, Robert L. Whetten, Richard B. Kaner

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Abstract

The technique of carbon-arc evaporation has been successfully utilized to encapsulate a wide variety of rare-earth species in carbon cages. We have observed Mm@Cn (M = Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, or Er) species present in the toluene extracts of the carbon soot using laser desorption mass spectrometry. The presence of multiple-metal species appears to depend strongly on the metal-to-carbon atom ratio found in the starting rods, with the higher metal concentrations favoring multiple-metal incorporation. One often observed dimetallofullerene is M2@C80. Molecular orbital arguments are presented to support a possible icosahedral structure for C80.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6869-6871
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of physical chemistry
Volume96
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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