Abstract
The excited state properties of C60 thin films have been probed in the temperature range 77-273K using Raman spectroscopy. The change in the Raman, 2Ag mode of C60 (whose position is largely independent of temperature) was monitored as a function of the excitation intensity at 514.5nm. This mode normally positioned at 1469cm-1, was seen to shift reversibly to a lower Raman frequency with increasing laser intensity. Two excited state species have been identified. The first, at 1466cm-1 has been associated with the molecular triplet of C60. The second species at 1463cm-1, has been speculated to be an excited state co-operative involving two or more excited states in the solid and is seen to be intrinsic to solid state C60 below the phase transition.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
H.J. Byrne, in “Physics and Chemistry of Fullerenes and Derivatives”, H. Kuzmany, J. Fink, M. Mehring and S. Roth eds., World Scientific Singapore, pp183 (1995)
T.W. Ebbesen, T. Tanigaki and S. Kuroshima, Chem. Phys. Lett., 181, 501 (1991).
L.W. Tutt and A. Kost, Nature, 356, 225 (1992).
T.W. Ebbesen, Y. Mochizuki, K. Tanigaki and H. Hiura, Europhys. Lett., 25, 503 (1994).
G. Chambers, H.J. Byrne. Chem. Phys. Lett. 302307–311 (1999)
“Science of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes”, M.S. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus and P.C. Eklund, Academic Press, London (1996)
A.M. Rao, P. Zhou, K.A. Wang and P.C. Eklund, Science, 259, 955 (1993).
P.H.M. van Loosdrecht, P.J.M. van Bentum and G. Meijer, Chem. Phys. Lett., 205, 191 (1993).
G. Chambers, A.B. Dalton, and H.J. Byrne. Submitted to Chem. Phys. Lett. 2001
H.J. Byrne, A.T. Werner and S. Roth, in “Organic Electroluminescent Materials and Devices”, p263, S. Miyata and H. Nalwa eds., Gordon and Breach Science.
N. Minami, S. Kazaoui, and R. Ross. Synthetic Metals, 70 1397 (1995)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Chambers, G., Dalton, A.B. & Byrne, H.J. In Search of the Molecular Triplet of C60 using Low Temperature Raman Spectroscopy. MRS Online Proceedings Library 675, 110 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-675-W1.10.1
Published:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-675-W1.10.1