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- Liu, Dedi, et al.
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In situ Raman and photoluminescence study on pressure-induced phase transition in C60 nanotubes
- 2012
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In: Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. - : Wiley. - 0377-0486 .- 1097-4555. ; 43:6, s. 737-740
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Single crystalline C60 nanotubes having face-centered-cubic structure with diameters in the nanometer range were synthesized by a solution method. In situ Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy under high pressure were employed to study the structural stabilities and transitions of the pristine C60 nanotubes. A phase transition, probably because of the orientational ordering of C60 molecules, from face-centered-cubic structure to simple cubic structure occurred at the pressure between 1.46 and 2.26 GPa. At above 20.41 GPa, the Raman spectrum became very diffuse and lost its fine structure in all wavenumber regions, and only two broad and asymmetry peaks initially centered at 1469 and 1570cm-1 were observed, indicating an occurrence of amorphization. This amorphous phase remained to be reversible until 31.1 GPa, and it became irreversible to the ambient pressure after the pressure cycle of 34.3 GPa was applied.
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- Liu, Dedi, et al.
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Synthesis and solid-state studies of self-assembled C60 microtubes
- 2011
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In: Diamond and Related Materials, vol. 20 issue 2. - : Elsevier BV. ; , s. 178-182
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- C60 microtubes were fabricated by a modified solution evaporation method, evaporating a solution of C60 in toluene in an atmosphere of m-xylene at room temperature. The C60 microtubes have outer diameters ranging from 2 to 8 μm. IR spectra, TG analysis and X-ray diffraction showed a solvated structure for the as-grown C60 microtubes. Through a gentle heat-treatment in vacuum, pure C60 microtubes with single crystalline fcc structure were obtained after the elimination of solvents. It is suggested that the C60 microtubes form through self-assembly from several individual C60 nanorods.
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- Cui, Wen, et al.
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Reversible pressure-induced polymerization of Fe(C5H5)(2) doped C-70
- 2013
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In: Carbon. - : Pergamon-Elsevier Science. - 0008-6223 .- 1873-3891. ; 62, s. 447-454
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- High pressure Raman, IR and X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies have been carried out on C-70(Fe(C5H5)(2))(2) (hereafter, "C-70(Fc)(2)") sheets. Theoretical calculation is further used to analyze the Electron Localization Function (ELF) and charge transfer in the crystal and thus to understand the transformation of C-70(Fc)(2) under pressure. Our results show that even at room temperature dimeric phase and one dimensional (1D) polymer phase of C-70 molecules can be formed at about 3 and 8 GPa, respectively. The polymerization is found to be reversible Upon decompression and the reversibility is related to the pressure-tuned charge transfer, as well as the overridden steric repulsion of counter ions. According to the layered structure of the intercalated ferrocene molecules formed in the crystal, we suggest that ferrocene acts as not only a spacer to restrict the polymerization of C-70 molecules within a layer, but also as charge reservoir to tune the polymerization process. This supplies a possible way for us to design the polymerization of fullerenes at suitable conditions.
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- Cui, Wen, et al.
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Synthesis of alkali-metal-doped C60 nanotubes
- 2011
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In: Diamond and Related Materials. - : Elsevier BV. ; , s. 93-96
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- C60 nanotubes have been synthesized by a solution–solution method. After degassing in a dynamic vacuum, the C60 nanotubes were doped with alkali metals by means of vapor evaporation method. Different temperatures have been studied to evaporate the alkali metals for the doping experiments. Raman spectrum was further employed to analyze the doping concentration of the obtained samples. It was found that all three alkali metals (Li, Na and K) used can be efficiently doped into the C60 nanotubes, forming AxC60 nanotubes. The doping concentration of Li, Na changed from low to high level, depending on the experiment temperatures, while K doping always gave saturated doping. The melt points, the ionic sizes and vapor pressures of alkali metals were thought to affect the final doping results.
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- Jiang, Linhai, et al.
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Controlled Synthesis of CeO2/Graphene Nanocomposites with Highly Enhanced Optical and Catalytic Properties
- 2012
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In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1932-7447 .- 1932-7455. ; 116:21, s. 11741-11745
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this paper, CeO2 nanocubes with the (200)-terminated surface/graphene sheet composites have been prepared successfully by a simple hydrothermal method. It is found that the CeO2 nanocubes with high crystallinity and specific exposed surface are well dispersed on well-exfoliated graphene surface. The (200)-terminated surface/graphene sheet composites modified electrode showed much higher sensitivity and excellent selectivity in its catalytic performance compared to a CeO2 nanoparticle-modified electrode. The photoluminescence intensity of the CeO2 anchored on graphene is about 30 times higher than that of pristine CeO2 crystals in air. The higher oxygen vacancy concentration in CeO2 is supposed to be an important cause for the higher photoluminescence and better electrochemical catalytic performance observed in the (200)-terminated surface/graphene sheet composites. Such ingenious design of supported well-dispersed catalysts in nanostructured ceria catalysts, synthesized in one step with an exposed high-activity surface, is important for technical applications and theoretical investigations.
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- Liu, Dedi, et al.
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Effects of alcohols on shape-tuning and luminescence-enhancing of C70 nanocrystals
- 2013
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In: Optical materials (Amsterdam). - : Elsevier. - 0925-3467 .- 1873-1252. ; 36:2, s. 449-454
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- C70 nanotubes, nanorods and nanoparticles were produced by introducing a series of alcohols as precipitant into a C70/m-xylene solution. The effects of alcohols with different carbon chain lengths on the shape control of C70 nanocrystals were investigated. Alcohols with more than two carbon atoms in the longest chain linked to the hydroxyl groups induced the formation of C70 nanotube/rods. In contrast, alcohols containing two or fewer carbon atoms resulted in C70 nanoparticles. Structural analysis indicated that alcohol molecules exist in the C70 nanocrystals, forming solvated structures. The freshly formed C70 nanotubes and nanoparticles have orthorhombic and hexagonal solvated structures, respectively. Room temperature photoluminescence was further carried out on the solvated C70 nanocrystals to investigate their optical properties. We found that the luminescence intensities of C70 nanocrystals were significantly enhanced by the introduction of alcohols.
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- Liu, Dedi, et al.
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High pressure and high temperature induced polymerization of C60 nanotubes
- 2011
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In: CrystEngComm. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 1466-8033. ; 13:10, s. 3600-3605
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- C60 nanotubes with outer diameters ranging from 400–800 nm were polymerized at 1.5 GPa, 573 K and 2.0 GPa, 700 K, respectively. Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy were employed to characterize the polymeric phases of the treated samples. Both Raman and photoluminescence spectra showed that the C60 nanotubes transformed into the dimer and orthorhombic phases under the two different conditions, respectively. The photoluminescence peaks were tuned from visible to near infrared range. Comparative studies indicated that C60 nanotubes were more difficult to polymerize than bulk C60 material under the same conditions due to the nanoscale size effect in the C60 nanotubes.
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- Liu, Dedi, et al.
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Pressure-induced phase transitions of C70 nanotubes
- 2011
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In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. - : American Chemical Society. - 1932-7447 .- 1932-7455. ; 115:18, s. 8918-8922
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Single crystalline C70 nanotubes having a face-centered-cubic (fcc) structure with diameters on a nanometer scale were synthesized by a facile solution method. In situ high pressure Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction have been employed to study the structural stability and phase transitions of the pristine sample. We show that the molecular orientation-related phase transition from the fcc structure to a rhombohedral structure occurs at about 1.5 GPa, which is 1 GPa higher than in bulk C70. Also, the C70 molecules themselves are more stable in the nanotubes than in bulk crystals, manifested by a partial amorphization at 20 GPa. The crystal structure of C70 nanotubes could partially return to the initial structure after a pressure cycle above 30.8 GPa, and the C70 molecules were intact up to 43 GPa. The bulk modulus of C70 nanotubes is measured to be 50 GPa, which is twice larger than that of bulk C70.
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- Ma, Honglei, et al.
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Synchrotron X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy studies of C60H18 under high pressure
- 2010
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In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. - : American Chemical Society. - 1948-7185. ; 1:4, s. 714-719
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In situ high-pressure angle-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction and high-pressure mid-infrared (IR) spectrum measurements of C60H18 were carried out up to 32 and 10.2 GPa, respectively. Our diffraction data indicated that the fcc structure of C60H18 was stable up to 32 GPa. The bulk modulus B0 was determined to be 21 ± 1.16 GPa, about 40% higher than that of C60. The C−H vibrations still existed up to 10.2 GPa, and the vibrational frequencies decreased with increasing pressure. IR-active vibrational frequencies and their corresponding eigenvectors of C60H18 were simulated by DMOL3. The effects of the hydrogen atoms attached to the fullerene molecular cage on the stability of the structure under high pressure are discussed.
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- Ma, Tao, et al.
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Genomic insights into salt adaptation in a desert poplar
- 2013
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In: Nature Communications. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2041-1723. ; 4, s. 2797-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Despite the high economic and ecological importance of forests, our knowledge of the genomic evolution of trees under salt stress remains very limited. Here we report the genome sequence of the desert poplar, Populus euphratica, which exhibits high tolerance to salt stress. Its genome is very similar and collinear to that of the closely related mesophytic congener, P. trichocarpa. However, we find that several gene families likely to be involved in tolerance to salt stress contain significantly more gene copies within the P. euphratica lineage. Furthermore, genes showing evidence of positive selection are significantly enriched in functional categories related to salt stress. Some of these genes, and others within the same categories, are significantly upregulated under salt stress relative to their expression in another salt-sensitive poplar. Our results provide an important background for understanding tree adaptation to salt stress and facilitating the genetic improvement of cultivated poplars for saline soils.
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