Issue 38, 2020

Tailoring structural features and functions of fullerene rod crystals by a ferrocene-modified fullerene derivative

Abstract

The influence of a ferrocene-modified fullerene derivative (FcC60) on the crystalline growth of fullerene microrods was studied based on the liquid–liquid interfacial precipitation (LLIP) process. By mixing a small amount of FcC60, a more obvious solvent effect on the packing of fullerenes was found, which resulted in the formation of microrod crystals with various edge morphologies. After carbonization of these fullerene microrods, the solvent effect and the effective intercalation of FcC60 led to the formation of carbon materials with large porosity and doped functional Fe and N simultaneously. They exhibited improved conductivity and better diffusion of electrolyte ions when used as the electrode for a supercapacitor. This work presents a new insight into both the manipulation and functionalization of fullerene superstructures for exploring a wider range of application potentials.

Graphical abstract: Tailoring structural features and functions of fullerene rod crystals by a ferrocene-modified fullerene derivative

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Jul 2020
Accepted
24 Aug 2020
First published
24 Aug 2020

CrystEngComm, 2020,22, 6287-6294

Tailoring structural features and functions of fullerene rod crystals by a ferrocene-modified fullerene derivative

B. Jiang, Q. Tang, W. Zhao, J. Sun, R. An, T. Niu, H. Fuchs and Q. Ji, CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 6287 DOI: 10.1039/D0CE01019G

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements