Auger investigation of fullerene nanowhiskers heat-treated at 400-800 degrees centigrade

Superconducting fullerene nanowhiskers.

We synthesized superconducting fullerene nanowhiskers (C(60)NWs) by potassium (K) intercalation. They showed large superconducting volume fractions, as high as 80%. The superconducting transition temperature at 17 K was independent of the K content (x) in the range between 1.6 and 6.0 in K-doped C(60) nanowhiskers (K(x)C(60)NWs), while the superconducting volume fractions changed with x. The hi...

Thermal decomposition of fullerene nanowhiskers protected by amorphous carbon mask

Fullerene nanostructures are well known for their unique morphology, physical and mechanical properties. The thermal stability of fullerene nanostructures, such as their sublimation at high temperature is also very important for studying their structures and applications. In this work, We observed fullerene nanowhiskers (FNWs) in situ with scanning helium ion microscopy (HIM) at elevated temper...

Adsorption of amino acids by fullerenes and fullerene nanowhiskers

We have investigated the adsorption of some amino acids and an oligopeptide by fullerene (C60) and fullerene nanowhiskers (FNWs). C60 and FNWs hardly adsorbed amino acids. Most of the amino acids used have a hydrophobic side chain. Ala and Val, with an alkyl chain, were not adsorbed by the C60 or FNWs. Trp, Phe and Pro, with a cyclic structure, were not adsorbed by them either. The aromatic gro...

Optimal pacing for running 400- and 800-m track races

Kinetics of water loss from cells at subzero centigrade temperatures.

The cells of which living things are com­ posed and the single-celled microorganisms generally contain very high fractions of water. The high fraction of water in cells introduces a problem when the cells are cooled below 0°C; that is, one has to find out what happens to the water content of the cells when they are cooled to tempera­ tures at which water freezes. There are many factors involved...