Unique ultralow 18φ-trannulenyl HOMO-LUMO energy gap of photostable emerald-green D 3d-2-methylmalonato[60]fullerenes

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2296-2299

  Popov, Alexey A ^a,c   Jeon, Seaho ^b   Senyavin, Vladimir M ^a   Dunsch, Lothar ^c   Maragani, Satyanarayana ^b   Wang, Min ^b   Tan, Loon Seng ^d   Chiang, Long Y ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^c IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

[60] FULLERENE; ENERGY VALUE; FLUORESCENCE EMISSION; HOMO-LUMO ENERGIES; HOMO-LUMO ENERGY GAP; NIR SPECTRUM; PHOTOSTABLE;

FULLERENES;

EID: 80052862834     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200978f     Document Type: Article

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