Abstract
Radioactive endohedral fullerenes, and the dimers, are detected by using radiochemical and radiochromatographic techniques. The results show that a Po atom can be inserted into 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.
- Received 31 May 2005
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.153411
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