PRODUCTION OF FULLERENES FROM SOLAR-ENERGY

Authors
BERNIER P LAPLAZE D AURIOL J BARBEDETTE L FLAMANT G LEBRUN M BRUNELLE A DELLANEGRA S
Citation
P. Bernier et al., PRODUCTION OF FULLERENES FROM SOLAR-ENERGY, Synthetic metals, 70(1-3), 1995, pp. 1455-1456
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Metallurgy & Metallurigical Engineering
Journal title
Synthetic metals → ACNP
ISSN journal
03796779
Volume
70
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1455 - 1456
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(1995)70:1-3<1455:POFFS>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The high intensity of solar radiation, obtained with the Odeillo solar furnace facilities, is used to vaporize graphite in rarefied inert ga s atmosphere. We show that the soot obtained contains C-60 C-70 and ot her heavier fullerenes. We discuss the possibility of increasing the e vaporation rate of graphite and the yield of soot with this technique.