High Pressure Studies of Nano/Sub-Micrometer C70 Rods
- Received Date: 2005-10-31
- Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
- Available Online: 2005-01-02
Abstract: We have successfully synthesized C70 rods in nano/sub-micrometers scale by evaporating solvent method. The diameter of the as grown C70 rods is ~500 nm, and the length is ~10μm. The EDXD pattern and Raman spectroscopy for as -grown sample indicate that the as grown C70 rod is in hcp structure. The pressure-induced structural phase transition has been studied by using DAC combined with EDXD and Raman spectroscopy methods under quasi-hydrostatic pressure up to 26.1GPa. It is found that hcp structure transforms into amorphous phase for C70 rods in the pressure range from 23.3 to 26.1GPa, which is higher than the transformation pressure for bulk C70 crystals. The phase transition is irreversible and it is induced by the collapse of C70 cage.