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Fullerene formation in the tracks of energetic ions |
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| Authors: | L. T. Chadderton D. Fink H. J. MÖCkel K. K. Dwivedi A. Hammoudi |
| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Applied Physics , CSIRO Institute of Industrial Technologies , PO Box 218, Lindfield, NSW, 2070;2. Laser Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Institute for Advanced Studies, Australian National University , PO Box 4, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia;3. Hahn-Meitner-Institut GmbH , Glienickerstr. 100, 14109, Berlin, Germany;4. Chemistry Department , North Eastern Hill University , Shillong, 793 003, Meghalaya, India;5. Secretariat d’ Etat à la Recherche—CDTN , 02 Blvd. Frantz Fanon, Algiers, Algeria |
| Abstract: | Abstract Chromatographic analyses of solvent extracts from graphite bombarded with 130MeV/amu 161Dy22+ ions, and polyimide (kapton) bombarded with 5 MeV 6Li1+ ions, give clear evidence for the in situ synthesis of buckminsterfullerene -C60. The role played by the production of highly confined, dense assemblies of energetic electrons in this phase change is discussed. |
| Keywords: | particle tracks fullerene ion bombardment polymers polyimide graphite radiation-induced phase change |