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Excitons in solid C60

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
OSTI ID:878517

Exciton levels in undoped, solid C60 are calculated using a model Hamiltonian. We find excitation energies of 1.58 and 1.30 eV for the lowest singlet and triplet exciton, respectively, in comparison with the measured energies of 1.83 and 1.55 eV. Singlet and triplet states have similar energy diagrams, wherein exciton states having T{sub 2g}, T{sub 1g},G{sub g}, and H{sub g} symmetries are separated by up to several tenths of an electron volt. As a function of crystal momentum, exciton energies exhibit dispersion from 20 to 40 meV. Theoretical pressure derivatives of exciton energies are presented.

Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of Basic EnergySciences, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; National ScienceFoundation Grant DMR-95-20554
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
878517
Report Number(s):
LBNL--48763; BnR: KC0202030
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 54; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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