2013 年 38 巻 4 号 p. 517-520
Structure of the C60 nanowhiskers (C60NWs) heat-treated at high temperatures was investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), Raman spectrometry, thermogravimetric analysis, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method, and so forth. Although the C60NWs heated at 800 °C in vacuum showed a remaining of C60 molecules, the C60NWs became amorphous by heating at 900 °C in vacuum, exhibiting the highest specific surface area of 195.2 m2g-1.The porous nanofibers synthesized by heating C60NWsat high temperatures are new candidates of superconductive graphitic carbon.