Fulleride of aluminum nanoclusters

摘要

Properties of nanocomposites composed of fullerene C_(60) chemically bonded to Al nanocrystals are reported. The nanocomposites of Al-C_(60) create a class of new material of fulleride of aluminum nanoclusters. New nanostructured and modified by C_(60) aluminum-based material has been sintered from fulleride of aluminum nanoclusters. Key features of this material are creating covalent bonds Al-C_(60) and preserving C_(60) during sintering. Addition of several wt % of C_(60) essentially improves (by a factor of 3 to 10, up to 7 Gpa) the hardness of initial aluminum.