Raman scattering from nanomaterials encapsulated into single wall carbon nanotubes

Author(s)

Hans Kuzmany, Wolfgang Plank, Christoph Schaman, Rudolf Pfeiffer, Florian Hasi, Ferenc Simon, G Rotas, G Pagona, N Tagmatarchis

Abstract

Raman scattering is used to study the filling of single wall carbon nanotubes with C₆₀, C₅₉N

and anthracene. It is demonstrated how reversible opening and closing

of the tubes can be used to check on the success of the filling process.

In the case of C₅₉N, filling was performed from the gas phase from 1:1 mixture between C₆₀ and C₅₉N. Comparing the Raman spectra from the encapsulated mixture with the spectra from C₆₀ inside the tubes reveals that most of the molecules have reacted to form either the dimer (C₅₉N)₂ or the hetero-dimer C₆₀C₅₉N.

Anthracene is demonstrated to enter the tubes but the molecule is

subjected to a considerable geometrical change including some loss of

hydrogens.

Organisation(s)

Dynamics of Condensed Systems

External organisation(s)

National Hellenic Research Foundation

Journal

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Volume

38

Pages

704-713

No. of pages

10

ISSN

0377-0486

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.1731

Publication date

2007

Peer reviewed

Yes

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

210006 Nanotechnology

Portal url

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/b8e64223-3341-4647-98c7-8500fe34c9f6