The electroreduction of “C60” films in aqueous electrolyte does not lead to alkali metal ion insertion—Evidence for the involvement of adventitious poly-epoxidated C60 (C60On)

Xiao, Lei, Wildgoose, Gregory, Crossley, Alison and Compton, Richard G. (2009) The electroreduction of “C60” films in aqueous electrolyte does not lead to alkali metal ion insertion—Evidence for the involvement of adventitious poly-epoxidated C60 (C60On). Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 138 (2). pp. 397-401.

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Abstract

In this letter, we present experimental data which challenges the model proposed since the mid-1990s that the reduction of C60 films in aqueous electrolytes involves the formation of [M+nC60n-] where M+ represents a metal cation or proton. Instead we provide voltammetric, XPS and UV–vis evidence that the reduction of “C60” films in aqueous media is instead the reduction of adventitious poly-epoxidated C60On with subsequent chemically irreversible loss of “O2-” as water, and that C60 is not reduced within the potential windows of aqueous electrolytes.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Physical and Analytical Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Synthetic Chemistry (former - to 2017)
Depositing User:	Rachel Smith
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2011 16:30
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2023 14:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/27481
DOI:	10.1016/j.snb.2009.02.004

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