Fabrication of C60Fullerene Nanofibers by Volatile Diffusion Method

Abstract

C60fullerene nanofibers (FNFs) were for the first time prepared by a volatile diffusion method using toluene as solvent and isopropyl alcohol as precipitation agent in room temperature, 25°C. FNFs with different lengths, aspect ratios, and morphologies could be fabricated by changing incubation time. Meanwhile, as for a crystal growth process, a possible mechanism of the formation of the crystal of FNFs was proposed in which the short and thin FNFs are the result of crystal growth, and self-assembly happens between the short fibers and thus leads to the formation of thick and long bundles of the FNFs.