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Unusual photoluminescence behavior of C[sub 70]

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100081a019· OSTI ID:6970426
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  1. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  2. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
  3. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Well-resolved photoluminescence (PL) spectra of C[sub 70] and [sup 13]C[sub 70] in a glassy methylcyclohexane matrix have been obtained over the range 10,000-16,000 cm[sup [minus]1] at temperatures between 4 and 77 K. The PL spectrum consists of a short-lived, red fluorescence system extending from 14 000 to 15 500 cm[sup [minus]1] and a longer-lived, IR phosphorescence system extending from 10,000 to 12,500 cm[sup [minus]1]. The PL spectrum is unusual in several aspects: the line widths are nearly 10-fold narrower than those of catacondensed hydrocarbons under similar conditions, and the temperature dependence suggests the presence of multiple emitting states (of the same spin multiplicity) or several emitting species in the highly dilute glassy matrix. To better understand the photophysical behavior of C[sub 70], we have attempted to correlate vibrational frequencies in the IR and Raman spectra of C[sub 70] and [sup 13]C[sub 70] with the vibronic intervals observed in the PL spectra. The study of [sup 13]C[sub 70] enabled a more detailed analysis of the vibronic structure of the fluorescence and phosphorescence spectra. 38 refs., 5 figs., 1 tab.
OSTI ID:
6970426
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 98:30; ISSN JPCHAX; ISSN 0022-3654
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English