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Contact electrification of C60

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Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms, Molecules and Clusters

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We have used gold-, tungsten-, and copper plates to contact repeatedly a C60 powder sample. We observed the flow of electrons to the sample leading to negative charge accumulation. In repeated-contact experiments, we find charge saturation after 15 contacts for gold and copper contact partners. This is typical for the behavior of a semiconductor. For contact with tungsten however, charge accumulation continues even after 30 contacts. This unusual behavior is explained by the electron state density distribution of C60.

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  1. Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Corporate Research Laboratory, CH-5405, Baden-Daettwil, Switzerland

    B. A. Kwetkus

  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Watanabe Hall / 2505 Correa Road, 96822, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Kwetkus, B.A., Sattler, K. Contact electrification of C60 . Z Phys D - Atoms, Molecules and Clusters 26 (Suppl 1), 314–316 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01425701

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