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NANOSCALE
Volume 5, Issue 23, Pages 11755-11760Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3nr03233g
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- Japan Society for Promotion of Science [KAKENHI 23241045]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [22225001, 23241045] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Sc3N@C-80 fullerenes are inserted inside carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The results show that the thermal stability of Sc3N@C-80 fullerenes is around 1200 degrees C for the fullerenes resting on the wall of CNTs. Internal fullerenes show stability up to 1300 degrees C, which portrays them as one of most stable types of fullerenes. Electron irradiation of the peapods at 90 kV leads to the formation of capsules inside the CNTs at 5 x 10(9) e nm(-2) electron dosage. This value is an order of magnitude higher than the threshold of electron-induced damage in C-60 molecules. Electron energy loss spectroscopy confirms the presence of Sc atoms in capsules. Encapsulation of fullerenes and capsule formation changes the oxidation state of Sc atoms from +2.5 towards +3. This is an evidence of charge transfer between the fullerene/capsule cage and CNT walls.
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