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RESEARCH PRODUCT

PHOTOINDUCED HARDENING AND REDUCTION OF DISLOCATION MOBILITY IN C60SINGLE CRYSTALS: THE WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE

Janis ManiksR. PokulisJ. KalnacsI. Manika

subject

CrystallographyWavelengthMaterials sciencegenetic structuresCondensed matter physicsWavelength rangeOrganic ChemistryHardening (metallurgy)General Materials Sciencesense organsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryIndentation hardnessAtomic and Molecular Physics and Optics

description

An increase of the microhardness and decrease of the dislocation mobility in C60 single crystals after light-irradiation in the wavelength range of 150–900nm in air has been observed giving evidence for photo-induced change in bonding. Efficiency of C60 phototransformation was found to increase with decreasing the wavelength.

https://doi.org/10.1081/fst-120002930