Low and High Temperature Infrared Spectroscopy of C60 and C70 Fullerenes

Manchado, A.; Iglesias-Groth, S.; Cataldo, Franco
Bibliographical reference

FULLERENES NANOTUBES AND CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES, Volume 18, 224, pp.12

Advertised on:
3
2010
Number of authors
3
IAC number of authors
2
Citations
0
Refereed citations
0
Description
The FT-IR spectra of the fullerenes C60 and C70 have been recorded in the temperature range between 523 K (+250 degrees C) and 93 K (-180 degrees C). As a general rule, it has been observed a shift of the infrared absorption bands toward higher frequencies at lower temperatures. As expected, at 93 K the infrared spectra appear better resolved with sharper absorption bands and higher intensity than the same bands measured at higher temperature. All the infrared spectra of the present study have been made on samples embedded in KBr matrix and all data were extrapolated to 0 K. These spectral data at extremely low temperatures are of paramount importance for astrochemical search of these molecules in space. By comparing the gas phase spectra of both C60 and C70 fullerenes extrapolated to 0 K with the data taken in KBr matrix, the gas phase spectral bands were found systematically shifted 5-10 cm-1 toward higher frequencies than the same bands recorded in KBr. Similarly, the matrix effect is appreciable also when the spectral data taken in KBr are extrapolated to 1000 K. In such case the band position of C60 and C70 fullerenes in the gas phase are shifted to lower frequencies than the extrapolation data taken in KBr matrix.
Related projects
Project Image
Nucleosynthesis and molecular processes in the late stages of Stellar Evolution

Low- to intermediate-mass (M < 8 solar masses, Ms) stars represent the majority of stars in the Cosmos. They finish their lives on the Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) - just before they form planetary nebulae (PNe) - where they experience complex nucleosynthetic and molecular processes. AGB stars are important contributors to the enrichment of the

Domingo Aníbal
García Hernández