FULLERENE C 60 IN POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE) MATRIX: COMPLEX FORMATION THROUGH INHIBITION OF OXIDATIVE THERMODEGRADATION

Motivations and content The covalent functionalization of C 60 ( ≡[60] fullerene) with a polymeric matrix is an effective method for modification of the materials, which is interesting to design new polyfunctional polymeric nanomaterials and to explore the effect of symmetry of the [60]fullerene core on the polymer molecules morphology [1]. The same is true for the material modification via the complex formation between the [60]fullerene unit and the polymer molecules [2,3]. So, two objective motivations, the design of new polymeric materials containing the C 60 units and the understanding of the structure-organization relationship in [60]fullerene-containing polymer assemblies, prompted us to study the molecular properties of composites of [60]fullerene with poly(ethylene oxide), PEO say