Small-angle X-ray scattering study of the structure of powder fullerene C{sub 60} and fullerene soot

Journal Article · Thu Mar 15 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Crystallography Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063774507020034· OSTI ID:21090958

Tuichiev, Sh; Tabarov, S Kh ^[1]; Shepelevskii, A A ^[2]

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1. Tajik State University (Tajikistan)
2. 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, Journal Name: Crystallography Reports Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 52; ISSN 1063-7745; ISSN CYSTE3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
CONGLOMERATES
FULLERENES
GRAPHITE
POWDERS
SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING
SOOT
X-RAY DIFFRACTION