Abstract
Cyclic voltammograms (CVs) of C60 films and C60 embedded in cast films of triple-tailed cationic surfactant solutions and salt-free zero-charged cationic/anionic (catanionic) surfactant vesicles on glassy carbon electrode in a typical room-temperature ionic liquid (RT-IL), 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([bmim][PF6]), were examined. CVs show typically electrochemical oxidation and reduction. The salt-free zero-charged catanionic surfactant bilayer vesicles were determined by freeze-fracture transmission electron microscopy (FF-TEM) images and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements. The cast films of the salt-free zero-charged catanionic surfactant vesicles incorporated C 60 molecules were employed to study the electrochemical properties in RT-ILs, which would open new fields for the bulk electronic properties of fullerenes or their derivatives in ionic liquids.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 894-899 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Carbon |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Electrochemical properties
- Fullerene
- Transmission electron microscopy