Colorful Carbon Nanopopcorns Formed by Codepositing C₆₀ with Diamond-like Carbon Followed by Reaction with Water Vapor

• Xie Wei

  Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

• Kawahito Aiko

  Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

• Miura Takuya

  Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

• Endo Takashi

  Creative Research Institute, Hokkaido University

• Wang Yongming

  Creative Research Institute, Hokkaido University

• Yanase Takashi

  Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

• Nagahama Taro

  Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

• Otani Yukitoshi

  Center for Optical Research and Education, Utsunomiya University

• Shimada Toshihiro

  Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Colorful Carbon Nanopopcorns Formed by Codepositing C60 with Diamond-like Carbon Followed by Reaction with Water Vapor

Abstract

We report the synthesis of a new carbon material—diamond-like carbon film codeposited with 1% C₆₀ molecules—by plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition. The synthesized films exhibited strong iridescent colors after being exposed to an atmosphere containing water vapor. An electron microscopy examination revealed that the film expanded by a factor of more than two, while forming 10–100-nm-sized grain-like structures after its exposure to water vapor. This work demonstrates a new concept of incorporating reaction centers in carbon solids to make carbon-based nanostructures.

Journal

• Chemistry Letters

  Chemistry Letters 44 (9), 1205-1207, 2015

  The Chemical Society of Japan

Keywords

• General Chemistry

Details

• CRID: 1390282679563883136
• NII Article ID: 130005096889
• DOI: 10.1246/cl.150470
• ISSN: 13480715
• ISSN: 03667022
• Web Site: https://academic.oup.com/chemlett/article-pdf/44/9/1205/55638027/cl.150470.pdf
• Text Lang: en
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