Cross-linked C60 polymer breaches the quantum gap

Qiying Chen; Li Kuang; Yuan Wang Zhi; Edward H. Sargent

doi:10.1021/nl049159q

Cross-linked C₆₀ polymer breaches the quantum gap

Qiying Chen, Li Kuang, Yuan Wang Zhi, Edward H. Sargent^*

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Abstract

Sum rules predict the largest off-resonance electronic nonlinear susceptibility allowed by quantum mechanics. The range between (10 ^-3/2 to 1) times the physical limit level has until now not been penetrated experimentally and has become known as the quantum gap. We report the first measured second hyperpolarizability to breach the quantum gap. Through cross-linking, the C₆₀-polymer film reported used delocalized electrons from neighboring three-dimensional C₆₀ molecules and realized significant red shift of its energy levels. An ultrafast second hyperpolarizability of 9.6 × 10^-32 esu (55% of the physical limit) has been achieved.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1673-1675
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nano letters
Volume	4
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl049159q
State	Published - Sep 2004

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