ISSN:
0948-1907
Keywords:
Fullerenes
;
C60
;
Combustion
;
Pyrolysis
;
Thermodynamics
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
A short review of C60 production methods is first presented with an emphasis on thin films for electronic applications. These films are currently made by first producing the fullerene, purifying it and then depositing by different evaporation techniques. Results of an unsuccessful attempt to produce these films by PECVD from organic precursors (cyclopentadiene and naphthalene) are reported. An assessment of the available thermodynamic data of gaseous and solid C60 is then presented. Gibbs free energy minimization for the gaseous system C-H-O-Ar + He including large polyaromatic hydrocarbons and C60 helps to determine under which conditions C60 molecules are stable. Finally, in the light of these calculations, the possibility of the direct production of C60 films by a continuous process such as combustion or pyrolysis is discussed.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cvde.19960020207
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