Synthesis of endohedral fullerenes by using the metal ion beam system with hot-wall plasma chamber

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26600144
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Quantum beam science
• Research Institution: National Institute of Technology, Toyama College (2015); Oshima National College of Maritime Technology (2014)
• Principal Investigator: Asaji Toyohisa 富山高等専門学校, 機械システム工学科, 准教授 (70574565)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 原子内包フラーレン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The metal ion beam system with a hot-wall plasma chamber has been developed to synthesize endohedral fullerenes. We attempted to generate the plasmas of zinc with high vapor pressure. The emission color of the argon-zinc plasma was changed at a chamber temperature of about 400 ℃, i.e. the evaporating temperature of zinc. Although we shut off the argon gas supply as a supporting gas at 500 ℃, the zinc plasma sustained. After that, we produced zinc ion beams.
Nitrogen-fullerene complex was synthesized by ion irradiation to C60 thin films. However, zinc-fullerene complex has not been observed due to numerous impurities.

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