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| Author |
Tsoufis, T.; Georgakilas, V.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Rudolf, P.; Gournis, D. |
| Title |
Incorporation of pure fullerene into organoclays : towards C60-pillared clay structures |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
Year  |
2013 |
Publication |
Chemistry: a European journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chem-Eur J |
| Volume |
19 |
Issue |
24 |
Pages |
7937-7943 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
| Abstract |
In this work, we demonstrate the successful incorporation of pure fullerene from solution into two-dimensional layered aluminosilicate minerals. Pure fullerenes are insoluble in water and neutral in terms of charge, hence they cannot be introduced into the clay galleries by ion exchange or intercalation from water solution. To overcome this bottleneck, we organically modified the clay with quaternary amines by using well-established reactions in clay science in order to expand the interlayer space and render the galleries organophilic. During the reaction with the fullerene solution, the organic solvent could enter into the clay galleries, thus transferring along the fullerene molecules. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the surfactant molecules, can be selectively removed by either simple ion-exchange reaction (e.g., interaction with Al(NO3)3 solution to replace the surfactant molecules with Al3+ ions) or thermal treatment (heating at 350 °C) to obtain novel fullerene-pillared clay structures exhibiting enhanced surface area. The synthesized hybrid materials were characterized in detail by a combination of experimental techniques including powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoemission, and UV/Vis spectroscopy as well as thermal analysis and nitrogen adsorptiondesorption measurements. The reported fullerene-pillared clay structures constitute a new hybrid system with very promising potential for the use in areas such as gas storage and/or gas separation due to their high surface area. |
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Place of Publication |
Weinheim |
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Wos |
000319825500035 |
Publication Date |
2013-04-15 |
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| ISSN |
0947-6539; |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
5.317 |
Times cited |
3 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
262348 Esmi; 246791 Countatoms |
Approved |
Most recent IF: 5.317; 2013 IF: 5.696 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107347 |
Serial |
1599 |
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