The effects of a pyrrolidine functional group on the magnetic properties of N@C60
Chemical Physics Letters 432 (2006) 523-527
Comment on "Radial dependence of radiation from a bounded source" by Kirk T. McDonald
(2006)
Persistence to high temperatures of interlayer coherence in an organic superconductor
(2006)
Direct optical excitation of a fullerene-incarcerated metal ion
Chemical Physics Letters 428:4-6 (2006) 303-306
Abstract:
The endohedral fullerene Er3N@C80 shows characteristic 1.5 μm photoluminescence at cryogenic temperatures associated with radiative relaxation from the crystal-field split Er3+ 4I13/2 manifold to the 4I15/2 manifold. Previous observations of this luminescence were carried out by photoexcitation of the fullerene cage states leading to relaxation via the ionic states. We present direct non-cage-mediated optical interaction with the erbium ion. We have used this interaction to complete a photoluminescence-excitation map of the Er3+ 4I13/2 manifold. This ability to interact directly with the states of an incarcerated ion suggests the possibility of coherently manipulating fullerene qubit states with light. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Will spin-relaxation times in molecular magnets permit quantum information processing?
(2006)