Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.256, 233-240, 1994
Properties of Electronic Excited-States of C-60 Thin-Films as Seen from Photoconductivity and Luminescence Behavior - Dependence on Excitation Wavelength and Temperature
Photoconductivity and its temperature dependence have been measured for both oxygen-exposed and nonexposed C-60 thin films. A constant activation energy for different wavelengths, together with the insensitivity of luminescence emission spectrum to excitation energy, suggests a molecular excitonic nature of solid C-60’s electronic states. Luminescence excitation spectra show that emission efficiency is higher for the excitation of forbidden states than allowed states, A turning point at 250-260K has been found in a luminescence vs. temperature curve and is discussed in relation to the phase transition from fee to sc.