Synthesis of nitrogen-doped fullerenes by laser ablation

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    Abstract

    Fullerene molecules doped with nitrogen atoms were synthesized using laser ablation of graphite in a heated nitrogen gas. Laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight and Fourier transform mass spectroscopic studies revealed the presence of Cm-1N+ ions (m = 60, 70, etc) as well as pure carbon fullerene ions C+m. The presence of nitrogen in the product was confirmed by isotope labelled experiments using 15N2. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy measurements showed the nitrogen 1s level at 400.7 eV.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4935-4942
    Number of pages8
    JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
    Volume29
    Issue number21
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Nov 14 1996

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