Efficient Production of Endohedral Metallofullerenes in Repetitive Gravitation-Free Arc Discharge Using a Vertical Swing Tower
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 37 (6B) , L761-764
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.37.l761
Abstract
Production of endohedral metallofullerenes in gravitation-free arc discharge is investigated by means of a 12-m-high vertical swing tower to confirm the effect of gravitation-free condition, which suppresses thermal convection of hot gas in the arc region and enables long-duration hot reaction of carbon molecules. As a result, production rate of lanthanum metallofullerene (LaC82) in gravitation-free condition prominently increases compared with that in steady-state gravitational condition.Keywords
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