Proposal for using C60 anions as propellants for ion engines

Fabio Pichierri

doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2003.09.036

Proposal for using C₆₀ anions as propellants for ion engines

Fabio Pichierri

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Abstract

The use of C₆₀ anions as propellants for an ion (micro)engine is proposed for the first time. The present proposal originates from both the experimental data so far accumulated by research chemists about the stability of fullerene anions in the gas-phase as well as on a series of molecular orbital calculations performed by the author on both singly and multiply charged C₆₀ specie.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	425-428
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume	318
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2003.09.036
Publication status	Published - 2003 Nov 17

Keywords

C
Cold plasma
Fullerene anions
Ion engine
Ion propellants

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physics and Astronomy(all)

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