Transformation of Doped Graphite into Cluster-encapsulated Fullerene Cages

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2017 Nov 2

PMID 29089497

Citations 3

Authors

Marc Mulet-Gas

Laura Abella

Maira R Ceron

Edison Castro

Alan G Marshall

Antonio Rodriguez-Fortea

Luis Echegoyen

Josep M Poblet

Paul W Dunk

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Abstract

An ultimate goal in carbon nanoscience is to decipher formation mechanisms of highly ordered systems. Here, we disclose chemical processes that result in formation of high-symmetry clusterfullerenes, which attract interest for use in applications that span biomedicine to molecular electronics. The conversion of doped graphite into a C cage is shown to occur through bottom-up self-assembly reactions. Unlike conventional forms of fullerene, the iconic Buckminsterfullerene cage, I -C, is entirely avoided in the bottom-up formation mechanism to afford synthesis of group 3-based metallic nitride clusterfullerenes. The effects of structural motifs and cluster-cage interactions on formation of compounds in the solvent-extractable C-C region are determined by in situ studies of defined clusterfullerenes under typical synthetic conditions. This work establishes the molecular origin and mechanism that underlie formation of unique carbon cage materials, which may be used as a benchmark to guide future nanocarbon explorations.

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