Small-angle X-ray scattering study of the structure of powder fullerene C{sub 60} and fullerene soot
- Tajik State University (Tajikistan)
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering (Russian Federation)
Powder samples of fullerene C{sub 60} and fullerene soot have been studied by the small-angle X-ray scattering method. The radii of gyration of scattering elements have been determined by constructing small-angle diffraction patterns in Guinier coordinates. The data obtained agree well with the results of wide-angle X-ray scattering study, the available data on the structure of the powder fullerene C{sub 60} prepared by the Huffman-Kraetschmer technique, and the structure of the C{sub 60} molecules. Conglomerates of two C{sub 60} molecules, along with crystallites {approx}20 nm in size that are distributed in an amorphous matrix, are present in fullerene powders. Fullerene soot contains C{sub 60} crystallites 20-25 nm in size and graphite crystallites {approx}2-3 nm in size that are distributed in an amorphous matrix.
- OSTI ID:
- 21090958
- Journal Information:
- Crystallography Reports, Vol. 52, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063774507020034; Copyright (c) 2007 Nauka/Interperiodica; Article Copyright (c) 2007 Pleiades Publishing, Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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