Re: [Vo]:New Ni-C material identified with potential for LENR
I just saw the following discussion on Rossi’ blog: Joseph Fine June 8th, 2014 at 8:41 AM Dear Andrea Rossi, Below is a link to an article from eurekalert on the synthesis of Nickel Carbon Fullerenes. The lead author (‘Andrey Popov’) is not sure of the practical applications of this new structure. Maybe you will find a new use for this in your work. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/miop-mon060614.php Nickel-Fullerene regards, Method of nickel-carbon heterofullerenes synthesis presented Russian, British and Spanish scientists presented a new method of nickel-carbon heterofullerenes synthesis Scientists from several British, Spanish and Russian research centers (MIPT, Institute for Spectroscopy RAS, Kurchatov Institute and Kintech Lab Ltd) have come up with a method of synthesizing a new type of nickel-carbon compound. The article titled Formation of nickel-carbon heterofullerenes under electron irradiation has been published by Dalton Transactions and is available as a pre-print at arxiv.org. The first author of the article is Alexander Sinitsa, an MIPT student, and the leading author is Andrey Popov (Institute for Spectroscopy RAS, 1989 MIPT graduate). Heterofullerenes are hollow molecules with a nearly-spherical shape, which, unlike the typical fullerenes, contain atoms of elements other than carbon. Such compounds were synthesized quite a while ago, in 1991, but till now no heterofullerenes containing nickel, or any other transition metal, have been obtained. Yet, as the authors point out in their article, transition metals are now being studied as catalysts in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes and graphene. “I’d like to emphasize that the majority of calculations have been performed by a student. Hopefully, students regularly visit the MIPT site and get inspired by their colleagues’ successes. If you are especially interested in the role of MIPT graduates in research, then I can tell you that Irina Lebedeva graduated from the Institute in 2008, and Andrey Knizhnik, perhaps in 1999, but I’m not exactly sure about the year. I’d also like to point out that Elena Bichoutskaia (a Saint Petersburg State University Faculty of Physics graduate) is a member of the Russian diaspora abroad, which is typical of international cooperation of Russian scientists,” Andrey Popov told the MIPT Press Service. The synthesis of nickel heterofullerenes is supposed to be carried out under electron irradiation, which is used in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) in order to obtain detailed snapshots showing, if needed, separate atoms. A number of previous experiments conducted by various research groups demonstrated that electronic irradiation can also be applied to synthesize a variety of nanostructures, e.g., one-layer carbon fullerene-filled nanotubes were transformed into two-layer ones. Using the latest data obtained from the HRTEM images and the results of computer modelling by methods of molecular dynamics, the scientists have shown the potential possibility to transform graphene flakes with nickel cluster into nickel-carbon heterofullerene. The scientists, though, are not sure about the practical application of such heterofullerenes. According to Andrey Popov, “these new-type molecules can reveal some interesting electronic, magnetic, and optic features, or it may be possible to combine them with some organic functional complexes of interest to biologists and physicians. They can also be used to create 3D organic-metallic structures to store hydrogen”. In their work, the researchers developed and applied an authentic algorithm for modelling electron-nanostructure interactions. This allows taking into account both fast (just tens of picoseconds) and slow (lasting for full seconds) processes. The fast processes are associated with electron collisions, and the slow ones relate to molecular relaxation. It would be interesting to load a little up with H and apply a magnetic field and look for heat. Bob
RE: [Vo]:New Ni-C material identified with potential for LENR
From: Bob Cook I just saw the following discussion on Rossi’ blog: [snip] a link to an article from eurekalert on the synthesis of Nickel Carbon Fullerenes. Hi Bob, What would be the theory of why this is preferable for LENR to a simple mix of nickel nanopowder and either CNT or fullerenes ? You would probably lose the ferromagnetism of Ni with a molecular synthesis, whereas a mix would retain it.
Re: [Vo]:New Ni-C material identified with potential for LENR
On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: From: Bob Cook I just saw the following discussion on Rossi’ blog: [snip] a link to an article from eurekalert on the synthesis of Nickel Carbon Fullerenes. Hi Bob, What would be the theory of why this is preferable for LENR to a simple mix of nickel nanopowder and either CNT or fullerenes ? You would probably lose the ferromagnetism of Ni with a molecular synthesis, whereas a mix would retain it. I wonder if Andrey is related to our friend Anatoli?
RE: [Vo]:New Ni-C material identified with potential for LENR
The discussion indicated that the new substance had unusual magnetic properties and could potentially harbor lots of H (or D.) If the magnetic field was sufficient to allow the formation of Cooper pairs of H ions, the formation of D and hence He may be possible with the distribution of excess mass energy to the large QM system provided by the fullerene structure. Bob
Re: [Vo]:New Ni-C material identified with potential for LENR
I neglected to add my favored coupling mechanism of spin being the method of fractionation of the energy to the fullerene matrix. Bob Sent from Windows Mail From: Jones Beene Sent: Monday, June 9, 2014 3:42 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com From: Bob Cook I just saw the following discussion on Rossi’ blog:[snip] a link to an article from eurekalert on the synthesis of Nickel Carbon Fullerenes. Hi Bob, What would be the theory of why this is preferable for LENR to a simple mix of nickel nanopowder and either CNT or fullerenes ? You would probably lose the ferromagnetism of Ni with a molecular synthesis, whereas a mix would retain it.
Re: [Vo]:New Ni-C material identified with potential for LENR
Terry--I wondered the same thing. I assumed they were related and the a good potential use was in the gravity shielding arena. Bob Sent from Windows Mail From: Terry Blanton Sent: Monday, June 9, 2014 4:22 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: From: Bob Cook I just saw the following discussion on Rossi’ blog: [snip] a link to an article from eurekalert on the synthesis of Nickel Carbon Fullerenes. Hi Bob, What would be the theory of why this is preferable for LENR to a simple mix of nickel nanopowder and either CNT or fullerenes ? You would probably lose the ferromagnetism of Ni with a molecular synthesis, whereas a mix would retain it. I wonder if Andrey is related to our friend Anatoli?
Re: [Vo]:New Ni-C material identified with potential for LENR
Jones- Another item relative to the theory would be that the larger structure of the Fullerene relative the carbon tube would be a larger population of H within the structure and a greater probability of interaction. The largeness of the QM system may make fractionation more probable also. The magnetic field may allow the spheres to align so as to increase the B field within any sphere. What the nature of the Ni in the C matrix and its magnetic properties is anybody's guess. Keep in mind that the alloys of Ni sometimes have very large magnetic susceptibility. Bob Sent from Windows Mail From: Jones Beene Sent: Monday, June 9, 2014 3:42 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com From: Bob Cook I just saw the following discussion on Rossi’ blog:[snip] a link to an article from eurekalert on the synthesis of Nickel Carbon Fullerenes. Hi Bob, What would be the theory of why this is preferable for LENR to a simple mix of nickel nanopowder and either CNT or fullerenes ? You would probably lose the ferromagnetism of Ni with a molecular synthesis, whereas a mix would retain it.
