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Ma X, Wigington B, Bouchard D. Fullerene C60: surface energy and interfacial interactions in aqueous systems. Langmuir. 2010;26(14):11886-93doi: 10.1021/la101109h.
Ma, X., Wigington, B., & Bouchard, D. (2010). Fullerene C60: surface energy and interfacial interactions in aqueous systems. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 26(14), 11886-93. https://doi.org/10.1021/la101109h
Ma, Xin, et al. "Fullerene C60: surface energy and interfacial interactions in aqueous systems." Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids vol. 26,14 (2010): 11886-93. doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/la101109h
Ma X, Wigington B, Bouchard D. Fullerene C60: surface energy and interfacial interactions in aqueous systems. Langmuir. 2010 Jul 20;26(14):11886-93. doi: 10.1021/la101109h. PMID: 20521798.
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Langmuir. 2010 Jul 20;26(14):11886-93. doi: 10.1021/la101109h.

Fullerene C60: surface energy and interfacial interactions in aqueous systems.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

Xin Ma, Bethany Wigington, Dermont Bouchard

Affiliations

  1. USEPA Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Athens, Georgia 30605, USA.

PMID: 20521798 DOI: 10.1021/la101109h

Abstract

The underlying mechanisms of fullerene-fullerene, fullerene-water, and fullerene-soil surface interactions in aqueous systems are not well understood. To advance our understanding of these interfacial interactions, the surface properties of Buckminsterfullerene (C60) and quartz surfaces were investigated. From application of the van Oss-Chaudhury-Good model and the Young-Dupre equation, the Lifshitz-van der Waals, acid-base, and the total surface energies of C60 powder and quartz surfaces were calculated from contact angle measurements using the sessile drop technique. C60 powder measurements indicate low to medium energy surfaces of 41.7 mJ/m2 with a dominant Lifshitz-van der Waals component. In aqueous systems, hydrophobic attraction due to the high cohesion of water is the driving force for C60 aggregation. The high free energy of hydration (DeltaG(pw)(total) = -90.5 mJ/m2) indicates the high affinity of C60 particles for water. Hamaker constants of 4.02 x 10(-21) J (A(pwp)) and 2.59 x 10(-21) J (A(pws)) were derived for C60-C60 and C60-quartz interactions in aqueous systems. The results of this study indicate that surface energy is an important physical parameter that should be considered as a basic characterization property of fullerene nanomaterials.

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