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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"endohedral metallofullerenes"”.
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Chromatography and purification of endohedral metallofullerenes
… permits the selective detection of only those metallofullerenes with an odd-number of encapsulated atoms. The ability to continually monitor separations of these paramagnetic species ultimately permits the optimization of chromatographic parameters. The methodology developed from this on-line …
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Preparation, Separation, Characterization and Hydrogenation of Endohedral Metallofullerenes
Endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) have attracted increasing attention during past decades due to their novel structures and potential applications in a variety of fields such as biomedical applications and molecular electronics. This dissertation addresses the structural characterization and …
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Chemical Reactivity and Regioselectivity of Trimetallic Nitride Endohedral Metallofullerenes
Endohedral metallofullerenes (EMF) have attracted increasing attention during past decades for their potential applications in the fields of biomedicine and nanomaterials. Trimetallic nitride template endohedral metallofullerenes (TNT EMFs) are some of the most promising fullerene-based materials …
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Computational Study of the Properties and Stabilities of Endohedral Metallofullerenes
… related to recently discovered or studied endohedral metallofullerenes (EMF) and a theory as to the selective stability of certain isomers of EMFs. Computational treatments of the anions of C80 and C94 are presented and compared in an effort to gain an understanding and predictive model for …
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Exohedral Functionalization and Applications of the Trimetallic Nitride Endohedral Metallofullerenes
… of the Sc₃N@C₈₀ and Sc₃N@C₇₈ trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerenes. In addition, this dissertation discusses miscellaneous research that is relevant to the aformentioned metallofullerenes and their applications, such as the discovery of a new cage isomer <i>(D<sub>5h</sub>)</i> of …
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Gadolinium Endohedral Metallofullerenes for Future Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents
Gadolinium endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) have shown the potential to become next generation magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents due to their significantly improved efficiency and safety, as well as multi-day body retention which allows for a longer surgery and observation …
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Yttrium, Gadolinium, and Lutetium Based Endohedral Metallofullerenes: From Synthesis to Application
Endohedral metalofullerenes (EMFs) have emerged as an important class of nanomaterials with vast promise in applications of molecular devices and nanomedicines. This dissertation addresses the EMF research span from synthesis to application, with an emphasis of work on trimetallic nitride template …
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Synthesis and Functionalizations of Trimetallic Nitride Template Endohedral Metallofullerenes (TNT-EMFs)
… of a new mix-metal trimetallic nitride template endohedral metallofullerene (TNT-EMF) and the functionalizations of M3N@C80 (M = Sc, Gd, Ho) under the high-speed vibration milling (HSVM) condition. In addition, this thesis discusses the internal motion of the cluster, Sc3N inside three different …
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Novel preparation of endohedral metallofullerenes via laser vaporization of fullerene/metal pellets
… been the method of choice for the production of endohedral metallofullerenes (Am@C2n). However, yields of endohedral metallofullerenes have been limited to only a few percent of the total fullerene yield, making the production and isolation of macroscopic quantities (grams) difficult. In the …
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The Chemistry of Fullerenes, Polymers, and Host/Guest Interactions
… are intended to increase the availability of endohedral metallofullerenes by decreasing their cost of production. Functionalized fullerene species were achieved through Bingel and Prato reactions to provide materials with novel functional groups. These materials may be further utilized in …
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Studies of Solution Paramagnetic-Substrate Nuclear and Electron Intermolecular Interactions
… trimetallic nitride template functionalized endohedral metallofullerenes (TNT-fMF). The attitude and average distance of interaction for each TEMPO-substrate system was determined from comparing density functional theory (DFT) calculation results with experimental hyperfine coupling constants …
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The Preparation, Functionalization and Biomedical Applications of Carbonaceous Nanomaterials
… nanomaterials. Trimetallic nitride template endohedral metallofullerenes (TNT-EMFs, M₃N@C₈₀, M = Gd, Lu, etc.) are some of the most promising materials for biomedical applications. Water-soluble Gd₃N@C₈₀ was prepared by the functionalization with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and hydroxyl …
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Optical Limiting and Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing in Novel Fullerenes
… limiters of the isomers isolated so far. The endohedral metallofullerenes are a unique class of fullerene materials and consist of one or more metal atoms encapsulated inside the buckyball cage. An important characteristic of these materials is the charge-transfer from the dopant atoms to the …