Published December 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Investigation of the neutron activation of endohedral rare earth metallofullerenes

  • 1. Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (Russian Federation)

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Endohedral lanthanide metallofullerenes and their water-soluble biocompatible derivatives have been synthesized. The effect that fast-neutron irradiation has on the stability and nuclear physical properties of endohedral metallofullerenes that are used as magnetocontrast materials (46Sc, 140La, 141Nd, 153Sm, 152Eu, 154Eu, 153Sm, 160Tb, 169Yb, 170Tm (isomers I and III), and 177Lu) is studied. Our hypothesis, according to which carbon-shell relaxation is based on the fast nonradiative processes of an electron shake-off type, is confirmed.

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Journal Title
Crystallography Reports
Journal Volume
56
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1192-1196
ISSN
1063-7745
CODEN
CYSTE3

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