Abstract
57Fe transmission Mössbauer at temperatures between 18 and 298 K and magnetic measurements have been used to characterize Fe-filled carbon nanotubes which were prepared by pyrolisis of Ferrocene + C60 at atmospheric pressure under an Ar atmosphere at 1050°C. The Mössbauer data have shown that the Fe phases encapsulated within the carbon nanotubes are α-Fe, Fe3C and γ-Fe. The magnetic results are compatible with the Mössbauer data. Taken together the results allow us to propose a simple picture of the distribution of iron phases within the carbon nanotubes which would consist of an α-Fe core surrounded by an γ-Fe shell, finally covered by an Fe3C layer.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 535-542 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Hyperfine Interactions |
Volume | 139-140 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry