Photo-illumination hardening of C60 crystals

Masaru Tachibana; Hiroko Sakuma; Takeshi Komatsu; Kenichi Kojima

doi:10.1117/12.279251

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1 November 1997 Photo-illumination hardening of C₆₀ crystals

Masaru Tachibana, Hiroko Sakuma, Takeshi Komatsu, Kenichi Kojima

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Proceedings Volume 3142, Fullerenes and Photonics IV; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279251
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The effect of light on the hardness of C₆₀ crystals was investigated. The hardness increased with the development of illumination time, and then reached a constant value. The hardening phenomenon was clearly observed at temperatures lower than about 390 K. In addition, it was shown that the red light with the wavelength of about 700 nm leads to the maximum effect for the hardening. The origin of the hardening is discussed in the light of the photo-induced polymerization of C₆₀ molecules in the crystals.

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Masaru Tachibana, Hiroko Sakuma, Takeshi Komatsu, and Kenichi Kojima "Photo-illumination hardening of C₆₀ crystals", Proc. SPIE 3142, Fullerenes and Photonics IV, (1 November 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279251

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