Superconducting fullerene nanowhiskers

Hiroyuki Takeya; Kunichi Miyazawa; Ryoei Kato; Takatsugu Wakahara; Toshinori Ozaki; Hiroyuki Okazaki; Takahide Yamaguchi; Yoshihiko Takano

doi:10.3390/molecules17054851

Superconducting fullerene nanowhiskers

Hiroyuki Takeya, Kunichi Miyazawa, Ryoei Kato, Takatsugu Wakahara, Toshinori Ozaki, Hiroyuki Okazaki, Takahide Yamaguchi, Yoshihiko Takano

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Abstract

We synthesized superconducting fullerene nanowhiskers (C ₆₀NWs) by potassium (K) intercalation. They showed large superconducting volume fractions, as high as 80%. The superconducting transition temperature at 17 K was independent of the K content (x) in the range between 1.6 and 6.0 in K-doped C ₆₀ nanowhiskers (K _xC ₆₀NWs), while the superconducting volume fractions changed with x. The highest shielding fraction of a full shielding volume was observed in the material of K ₃.3C ₆₀NW by heating at 200 °C. On the other hand, that of a K-doped fullerene (K-C ₆₀) crystal was less than 1%. We report the superconducting behaviors of our newly synthesized K _xC ₆₀NWs in comparison to those of K _xC ₆₀ crystals, which show superconductivity at 19 K in K ₃C ₆₀. The lattice structures are also discussed, based on the x-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4851-4859
Number of pages	9
Journal	Molecules
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17054851
Publication status	Published - 2012 May

Keywords

Fullerene nanowhisker
Potassium intercalation
Superconductor

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Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Molecular Medicine
Pharmaceutical Science
Drug Discovery
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry

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