TY - JOUR
T1 - Deposition of C60, C70 and C84 fullerene molecules, in benzene via a change of the fluid state, from a gas-liquid two phase region to the critical point
AU - Fukuda, Takahiro
AU - Katsube, Yoshihiro
AU - Watabe, Nami
AU - Kurosu, Shunji
AU - Whitby, Raymond L.D.
AU - Maekawa, Toru
PY - 2011/10/1
Y1 - 2011/10/1
N2 - We dissolve C60, C70 or C84 molecules in benzene and change the fluid state from a gas-liquid two-phase region (25.0 °C) to the critical point (289.0 °C) and from the critical point to the original state (25.0 °C) along the gas-liquid coexistence curve. We find that particle-like and whisker-like nano/micro clusters, which are composed of C60 molecules, deposit on the surface of a silicon substrate placed vertically in C60/benzene solution during the temperature change, whereas no appreciable clusters are detected on the silicon substrate in either C70/benzene or C84/benzene solutions. The clusters, in which fcc lattice structures are formed by C60 molecules, remain stable in the solution. The present result suggests that C60 molecules can be separated and extracted from a mixture of C60, C70 and C84 molecules dissolved in benzene.
AB - We dissolve C60, C70 or C84 molecules in benzene and change the fluid state from a gas-liquid two-phase region (25.0 °C) to the critical point (289.0 °C) and from the critical point to the original state (25.0 °C) along the gas-liquid coexistence curve. We find that particle-like and whisker-like nano/micro clusters, which are composed of C60 molecules, deposit on the surface of a silicon substrate placed vertically in C60/benzene solution during the temperature change, whereas no appreciable clusters are detected on the silicon substrate in either C70/benzene or C84/benzene solutions. The clusters, in which fcc lattice structures are formed by C60 molecules, remain stable in the solution. The present result suggests that C60 molecules can be separated and extracted from a mixture of C60, C70 and C84 molecules dissolved in benzene.
KW - Benzene
KW - C
KW - Clusters
KW - Critical fluid
KW - Fullerene molecules
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U2 - 10.1016/j.supflu.2011.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.supflu.2011.07.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052260159
VL - 58
SP - 407
EP - 411
JO - Journal of Supercritical Fluids
JF - Journal of Supercritical Fluids
SN - 0896-8446
IS - 3
ER -