A new route to graphene starting from heavily ozonized fullerenes: Part 3 - an electron spin resonance study

Cataldo, F.; Putz, M. V.; Ursini, O.; Angelini, G.; Garcia-Hernandez, D. A.; Manchado, A.
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Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, vol. 24, issue 3, pp. 195-201

Fecha de publicación:
3
2016
Número de autores
6
Número de autores del IAC
2
Número de citas
8
Número de citas referidas
8
Descripción
It is shown that graphite oxide (GO) and both heavily ozonized C60 and C70 fullerenes, known as “fullerene ozopolymers,” are paramagnetic materials with a very strong electron spin resonance (ESR) signal at room temperature. When thermally annealed, the paramagnetic centers are gradually lost in large part. This occurs at 350°C in the case of GO, while for fullerene ozopolymers, a higher temperature is required, reaching the same results in the end. The half-width of ESR signal is linked to the distribution of paramagnetic centers. Once again, striking analogies were found in the half-width of the ESR signal measured on GO and fullerene ozopolymers, at least in the temperature range of 25–450°C. Similarly, the same g-factor values, which are diagnostic for understanding the chemical nature of paramagnetic centers, were found on both GO and fullerene ozopolymers in all ranges of temperature considered.