Electric current induced light emission from C60

被引:7
作者
Palstra, TTM
Haddon, RC
Lyons, KB
机构
[1] Univ Groningen, Dept Chem Phys, NL-9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands
[2] Univ Groningen, Ctr Mat Sci, NL-9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands
[3] Univ Kentucky, Dept Chem & Phys, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
[4] AT&T Labs Res, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
关键词
fullerene; luminescence;
D O I
10.1016/S0008-6223(97)00114-0
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report the luminescence of C-60 crystals and films due to the passage of an electrical current. The current-voltage behavior is highly non-linear with light-emission beyond a threshold voltage. The emission spectrum is featureless and resembles black-body radiation with an effective temperature on the order of 1700 K. We report experiments aimed at distinguishing between electro- and thermoluminescence. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:1825 / 1831
页数:7
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