Phys. Rev. B 72, 153411 (2005) [3 pages]Formation of Po@C60Received 31 May 2005; published 27 October 2005 Radioactive endohedral fullerenes, 210Po@C60 and the dimers, are detected by using radiochemical and radiochromatographic techniques. The results show that a Po atom can be inserted into C60 by a recoil process following a nuclear reaction. Using ab initio molecular dynamics simulations based on the all-electron mixed-basis approach, we also theoretically showed that the formation of a Po doped fullerene is possible. These findings may be useful for several nuclear applications such as nuclear medicine and∕or nuclear waste disposal. © 2005 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.153411
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.72.153411
PACS:
61.72.Ww, 36.40.−c
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