We performed vapor phase filling of SWCNTs with various kinds of fullerenes. C60, C70, C enriched C60 and mixtures of these were used. The resulting peapods as well as the DWCNTs obtained by annealing were characterized with multi frequency Raman spectroscopy. Simultaneous filling with C60 and C70 was found to take place with the same efficiency. When using the C enriched C60 for DWCNT synthesi...

The Cover Feature shows a fullerene molecule included in nanocage constructed from anthracene and triptycene units. strong affinity the supramolecular aromatic complex is attributed to multipoint CH⋅⋅⋅π interactions between cage host spherical guest. showed higher selectivity toward C70 compared C60. More information can be found Full Paper by S. Toyota co-workers.

Fullerenes are reactive as dienophiles in Diels–Alder reactions. Their distinctive molecular shape and properties result interesting sometimes elusive reaction patterns. Herein, to contribute the understanding of fullerene reactivity, we evaluate energies reactions for cycloadditions C60, C70, IC60MA with anthracene (Ant), by means DFT computational analysis vacuum solution. The methods used sh...

Recent low-temperature laboratory measurements and astronomical observations have proved that the fullerene cation + C60 is responsible for four diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). These absorptions correspond to the strongest bands of the lowest electronic transition. The gas phase spectrum below 10 K is reported here for the full wavelength range encompassed by the electronic transition. The a...

Riju C. Issac S. S. Harilal Geetha K. Varier C. V. Bindhu V. P. N. Nampoori C. P. G. Vallabhan Cochin University of Science and Technology International School of Photonics Laser Division Cochin 682 022, India Abstract. Pulsed photoacoustic studies in solutions of C70 in toluene are made using the 532-nm radiation from a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser. It is found that contrary to expectation, ...