High-Temperature and High-Pressure Synthesis of High-Purity Rhombohedral C60 Polymer
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摘要: 菱方相C60聚合物在二维材料及催化等领域有着重要的应用潜力,然而,高纯度、高质量的菱方相C60聚合物制备仍然难以实现。在650 ℃、6 GPa的温压条件下成功合成了菱方相C60聚合物,利用X射线衍射、拉曼光谱、X射线光电子能谱及球差校正透射电子显微镜等分析手段,确认所合成样品为高纯二维菱方相结构。探究了压力和温度(6~10 GPa、650~800 ℃)对C60聚合的影响,明确了菱方相与无序非晶碳簇之间的相变边界。变温拉曼光谱测试结果表明:该菱方相C60聚合物在约350 ℃以下保持稳定,超出此温度将发生解聚,恢复为原始面心立方结构C60分子。本研究为高质量菱方相C60聚合物的合成提供了明确的工艺窗口,为其在功能材料领域的进一步应用奠定了实验基础。Abstract: Rhombohedral C60 polymer holds significant potential for applications in two-dimensional materials and catalysis, yet the synthesis of high-purity, high-quality rhombohedral C60 remains challenging. In this study, rhombohedral C60 polymer was successfully synthesized under conditions of 6 GPa and 650 ℃. The obtained sample was confirmed to be a high-purity two-dimensional rhombohedral phase through characterization techniques including X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy. The effects of pressure and temperature (6–10 GPa, 650–800 ℃) on the polymerization of C60 were investigated, clarifying the phase boundary between the rhombohedral phase and disordered amorphous carbon clusters. Variable-temperature Raman spectroscopy revealed that the rhombohedral C60 polymer remains stable up to about 350 ℃, beyond which it depolymerizes and reverts to the original face-centered cubic C60 molecules. This work provides a clear processing window for the synthesis of high-quality rhombohedral C60 polymer, laying an experimental foundation for its further application in functional materials.
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Key words:
- C60 /
- high-temperature and high-pressure /
- rhombohedral phase /
- polymerization /
- phase transition
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图 1 R-C60聚合物表征:(a) XRD谱图(插图:原子结构示意图),理论图谱出自参考文献[14];(b) 室温下532 nm激光激发的Raman光谱;(c) 室温下532 nm激光激发的PL光谱;(d) C1s XPS谱图
Figure 1. Characterization of R-C60 polymer: (a) XRD pattern (Inset: schematic diagram of the atomic structure), the theoretical pattern is from Ref. [14]; (b) Raman spectrum excited by a 532 nm laser at room temperature; (c) PL spectrum excited by a 532 nm laser at room temperature; (d) C1s XPS spectrum
图 2 R-C60聚合物的结构表征:(a) 用于STEM观测的R-C60的典型薄片图像;(b) 薄片放大倍率的HAADF-STEM图像及其FFT(插图)图谱;(c)原子分辨的HAADF-STEM图像(对应图2(b)橙色框区域,插图为R-C60聚合物的晶体结构模型)
Figure 2. Structural characterization of R-C60 polymer: (a) typical flake of R-C60 used for STEM observation; (b) magnified HAADF-STEM image of the flake and its corresponding FFT pattern (inset); (c) atomically resolved HAADF-STEM image (Corresponding to the orange box in Fig. 2(b); the inset shows the crystal structure model of R-C60 polymer.)
图 3 不同温压条件合成R-C60聚合物的表征:(a) 650 ℃、不同压力下的XRD谱;(b) 650 ℃、不同压力下的Raman光谱;(c) 6 GPa、不同温度下的XRD谱;(d) 6 GPa、不同温度下的Raman光谱
Figure 3. Characterization of R-C60 polymer synthesized under varying p-T conditions: (a) XRD patterns at 650 ℃ under different pressures; (b) Raman spectra at 650 ℃ under different pressures; (c) XRD patterns at 6 GPa under different temperatures; (d) Raman spectra at 6 GPa under different temperature
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