Superconductivity of Fullerenes and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Novel Superconductors.

Abstract

This work examines the electronic structure of new fullerene compounds by the combination of in situ transport measurements as a function of temperature and photoemission spectroscopy. In particular, we have grown thin films of cerium fullerides, Ce(x)C60, 0.5<x<l3, by co-evaporation of multiple molecular beam sources. Resistivity as a function of temperature showed activated transport as a function of temperature at all compositions between 9 and 300 kelvins. Core level photoemission spectroscopy showed weak hybridization of Ce 4f orbitals with the valence band for x<11 and strong hybridization at high cerium concentration. Valence band photoemission spectroscopy shows electronic correlation effects. jg p.1

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 24, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299420

Entities

People

  • Malcolm Beasley
  • Theodore H. Geballe

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Evaporation
  • Fullerenes
  • Hybridization
  • Microscopy
  • Molecular Beams
  • Photoelectric Emission
  • Quantum Tunneling
  • Scanning
  • Spectroscopy
  • Superconductivity
  • Superconductors
  • Tunneling
  • Valence
  • Valence Bands

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Space