Abstract
The thermal stability of purified endohedral Li@C60 has been studied. There are two endohedral compounds produced from Li+ irradiated C60 that have slightly different stabilities. The endohedral species decay at elevated temperatures on a time scale of a few hours when in solution and exposed to light and air. The dry, purified material has a higher thermal stability and can be sublimed in vacuum to produce thin films of pure endohedral fullerenes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 345-349 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | European Physical Journal D |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1999 |