Halas, Naomi J.2009-06-042009-06-041993Sarkar, Dipankar. "Electrical properties of thin film carbon(60) (fullerenes, excimer lasers)." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13781">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13781</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13781The fabrication of solid C$\sb{60}$ device structures by vacuum sublimation methods is described. The experimentally determined threshold of intrinsic conductivity of solid C$\sb{60}$ is $\sim$1.5eV. The observations of ohmic contact and photoinduced voltages in C$\sb{60}$ sandwich structures are observed and explained. The diffusion of silver into C$\sb{60}$ thin films is quantitatively studied. The activation energy for diffusion of silver into C$\sb{60}$ is estimated at 2.5 $\pm$ 0.5 eV. Experiments on KrF excimer laser-induced ablation and the laser-induced conductivity change in solid C$\sb{60}$ are done for the first time.65 p.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Condensed matter physicsElectronicsElectrical engineeringEngineeringMaterials scienceThesisThesis Phys. 1993 Sarkar