HOT-ATOM INCORPORATION OF TRITIUM ATOMS INTO FULLERENES

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作者
JIMENEZVAZQUEZ, HA [1 ]
CROSS, RJ [1 ]
SAUNDERS, M [1 ]
POREDA, RJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROCHESTER,DEPT GEOL,ROCHESTER,NY 14627
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0009-2614(94)01028-5
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have used classical hot-atom chemistry to put tritium atoms inside fullerene molecules. The tritium is generated in a nuclear reactor with the reaction Li-6(n, alpha)H-3. The hot tritium atom slows down and can end up being thermalized inside a fullerene where it is trapped. The irradiated sample is dissolved, chromatographed, and counted in a scintillation counter, showing a small tritium activity. After some time, the sample is analyzed with a sensitive mass spectrometer, and He-3 was found on heating above 400 degrees C, showing that the tritium had decayed leaving the He-3 trapped inside the fullerene.
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