The key energy scales of Gd-based metallofullerene determined by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering spectroscopy

Abstract Endohedral metallofullerenes, formed by encaging Gd inside fullerenes like C80, can exhibit enhanced proton relaxitivities compared with other Gd-chelates, making them the promising contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the underlying key energy scales of Gd x Sc3−x...

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Main Authors: Yu-Cheng Shao, L. Andrew Wray, Shih-Wen Huang, Yi-Sheng Liu, Wang Song, Shangfeng Yang, Yi-De Chuang, Jinghua Guo, Way-Faung Pong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08685-5