Results of optical studies of thin solid C₆₀ films are presented which highlight some of the unusual optical phenomena observed in fullerene-derived materials. Results of several experiments to determine quantitatively the optical dielectric function are first presented and discussed. We also present results on two different phototransformations of C₆₀ films from a toluene-soluble to a toluene-insoluble state. These processes may have photolithographic application. The first involves the photopolymerization of C₆₀, and the second is a photo-induced intercalation of di-oxygen into the C₆₀ lattice leading to a film with composition C₆₀(O₂).

Date Published: 28 November 1994
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 2284, Fullerenes and Photonics, (28 November 1994); doi: 10.1117/12.196119

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2284:
Fullerenes and Photonics
Zakya H. Kafafi, Editor(s)