Formation of fullerene clusters in the system C 60/NMP/water by SANS

Solutions of fullerenes in nitrogen-containing solvents constitute a specific class characterized by the formation of fullerene clusters. In the given work, we report the effect of cluster rearrangement in the system C 60/ N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) after addition of water (miscible with NMP) as obse...

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Published inPhysica. B, Condensed matter Vol. 385; pp. 795 - 797
Main Authors Aksenov, V.L., Avdeev, M.V., Tropin, T.V., Korobov, M.V., Kozhemyakina, N.V., Avramenko, N.V., Rosta, L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 15.11.2006
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Clusters
Fullerene solutions
Small-angle neutron scattering
Clusters
Fullerene solutions
Small-angle neutron scattering
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Summary:Solutions of fullerenes in nitrogen-containing solvents constitute a specific class characterized by the formation of fullerene clusters. In the given work, we report the effect of cluster rearrangement in the system C 60/ N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) after addition of water (miscible with NMP) as observed by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). The effect has a critical character and takes place if the water relative content is higher than 40%. Despite a small scattering signal, estimates of the mean scattering length density of the clusters by SANS contrast variation can be done.
ISSN:0921-4526
1873-2135
DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2006.06.086