Author/Authors :
Laplaze، نويسنده , , D. and Bernier، نويسنده , , P. and Journet، نويسنده , , C. and Vié، نويسنده , , V. and Flamant، نويسنده , , G. and Lebrun، نويسنده , , M.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We have previously shown that the high intensity of solar radiation, obtained with the Odeillo (France) solar furnace facilities, can be used to vaporize graphite in inert gas atmosphere to produce fullerenes. After a short survey of the possible mechanisms of formation of these molecules, we report some results in agreement with the proposed model and discuss the possibilities of increasing the fullerene yield which currently reaches 20%
