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In-Situ Spectroscopic Studies Of Electronic Processes In Buckminsterfullerene Thin Films, Gordon Chambers

Doctoral

This study attempts to develop an understanding of the electronic processes active within the solid state of C60. The emphasis throughout the work has been upon the generation and spectroscopic identification of any species, which could potentially contribute to electronic conduction in thin films of C60. The relative importance of these inter-and intramolecular processes in terms of their contribution to the electronic transport is discussed through the comparison of the properties of the molecule with the properties of the bulk solid

Initially the low intensity optical properties of the C60 molecule in solution and in solid were assessed. Vibrational spectroscopy …