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Photoabsorption spectra of small fullerenes and Si-heterofullerenes
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Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume 128, Issue 15
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We study the spectral properties of two kinds of derivatives of the carbon fullerene C60, small fullerenes and Si-heterofullerenes, by ab initio calculations. The principal method of study is the time-dependent density-functional theory in its full time-propagation form. C20, C28, C32, C36, and C50, the most stable small fullerenes in the range of C20–C50, are found to have characteristic features in their optical absorptionspectra, originating from the geometry of the molecules in question. The comparison of measured and calculated absorption spectra is found to be a useful tool in differentiating between different, almost isoenergetic ground state structure candidates of small fullerenes. Substitutionally dopedfullerenes are of interest due to their enhanced chemical reactivity. It is suggested that the doping degree can be obtained by studying the absorption spectra. For example, it is observed that the spectra gradually change when dopingC60 up to C48Si12 so that absorption in the visible and near infrared regions increases.
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Koponen, Laura & Puska, Martti J. & Nieminen, Risto M.. 2008. Photoabsorption spectra of small fullerenes and Si-heterofullerenes. Journal of Chemical Physics. Volume 128, Issue 15. 154307/1-7. DOI: 10.1063/1.2907742.