Electronic Properties of Novel Materials - Progress in Molecular Nanostructures : XII International Winterschool Book

	Preface	xiii
	Table of Previous Kirchberg Winterschools	xiv
	Sponsors	xv
	Nanotubes: Preparations
	Production of Carbon Single Wall Nanotubes Versus Experimental Parameters	3
	Laser-Assisted Production of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Acetylene	12
	Effect of Hydrogenation on Catalytically Produced Carbon Nanotubes	16
	The Role of Catalyst Support in Carbon Nanotube Synthesis	20
	Pyrolysis of C[subscript 60]-Thin Films Yields Ni-Filled Sharp Nanotubes	25
	Nanotechnology of Nanotubes and Nanowires: From Aligned Carbon Nanotubes to Silicon Oxide Nanowires	29
	Bulk Properties of Crystalline Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes: Purification, Pressure Effects, and Transport	34
	Chromatographic Purification and Size Separation of Carbon Nanotubes	39
	Assembling Techniques for Micellar Dispersed Carbon Single-Walled Nanotubes	44
	Intercalation Reactions in Catalytic Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes	51
	Nanotubes: Experiments
	Electrical Resistivity of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Obtained by the Arc-Discharge Technique	57
	Electrical Transport in Carbon Nanotubes	61
	Electrical Properties of Single Carbon Nanotubes	65
	Transport and Localization in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes	69
	Transmission Electron Microscopy and Electrical Transport Investigations Performed on the Same Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes	74
	Thermoelectric Power and Thermal Conductivity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes	79
	Electronic Structure Studies of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Using Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy in Transmission	83
	[superscript 13]C-NMR in Carbon Nanotubes	87
	Observation of Elastic Deformations in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy	92
	Spring-Like Behaviour of Carbon Nanotubes Observed by Transmission Electron Microscopy	97
	Resonance Raman Scattering of the Radial Breathing Mode in Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes	101
	Resonant Raman Scattering and the Zone-Folding Effects in Single-Wall Nanotubes	107
	Resonant Raman Scattering from Single-Wall Nanotubes of Diameters Between 1.1 nm and 1.4 nm	112
	Molecular Dynamics of Single Wall Nanotubes	116
	Mid-Infrared Investigations and Spatially Resolved Raman Spectra of Singlewalled Carbon Nanotubes	123
	Raman Studies of Singlewalled Nanotubes	128
	Resonance Effects in Raman Spectra of Carbon Nanotubes	132
	Micro-Raman Investigation of the Low-Energy Mode of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes	136
	Nanotubes: Theory
	Electronic Structure and Transport in Nanotube Ropes	143
	Correlation Effects in Single-Wall Nanotubes	147
	Non Conventional Screening of the Coulomb Interaction in C[subscript 60] and in Carbon Nanotubes	152
	Tight-Binding Calculation of the Elastic Properties of Single-Wall Nanotubes	156
	Self-Assembly and Electronic Structure of Bundled Single- and Multi-Wall Nanotubes	159
	Simulation of STM Images of 3D Objects and Comparison with Experimental Data: Carbon Nanotubes	164
	Electronic Processes in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Carbon Nanotubes	168
	C[subscript 60]-Based Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures	172
	Fullerenes
	Computing Most Stable Fullerenes	179
	The First Stable Lower Fullerene: C[subscript 36]	183
	Simulated Behavior of Fullerenes at High Temperatures	186
	Contact Dependence of the Conductance Through C[subscript 60]	190
	Intermolecular Bond Stability of C[subscript 60] Dimers and 2D Pressure-Polymerized C[subscript 60]	194
	Energetics of Two-Dimensionally Polymerized C[subscript 60] Materials	198
	Structural Properties of a C[subscript 120] Crystal	203
	Electrosynthesis and Characterization of Dimers of Mono Alkyl Adducts of C[subscript 60]	207
	Catalytic C[subscript 120]: Vibrational Spectra and Stability	211
	C[subscript 120] and C[subscript 120]O: Vibrational Spectroscopy and PM3 Calculations	215
	High Pressure Synthesis and Thermal Properties of C[subscript 60] Dimers	219
	Film Growth of C[subscript 59]N on Layered Materials	223
	Investigations of Fullerenes and their Derivatives Synthesized in the Plasma Chemical Reactor	227
	Synthesis and Properties of Novel Fullerene Derivatives	232
	Phase Diagram of the C[subscript 60]/C[subscript 70] System	237
	Catalytic Reduction of 1,2-Dihaloethanes by Electrochemically Generated C[subscript 60][superscript n] (n = 2 and 3)	241
	Fullerene Radicals, Electrochemistry, and Electron Spin Resonance: Part A: Anomalous Rotational Dependence of the ESR Signals of Single Crystals of [C[subscript 70]][I][(C[subscript 6]H[subscript 5])[subscript 4]P][subscript 2] Part B: Electrochemical and ESR Characterization of Mono-Anionic Radicals of Four Minor Isomers of C[subscript 84]: [84]C[subscript 1], [84]C[subscript s](V), [84]D[subscript 2d](I), and [84]D[subscript 2](III)	245
	In Situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopic Investigations during Electrochemical Reduction of Fullerene Thin Films	249
	High-Resolution Vibronic Spectroscopy of Fullerenes in Shpolskii Systems	253
	Studies of Photoinduced Charge Transfer in Conjugated Polymer-Fullerene Composites by Light-Induced ESR	257
	Optical Properties and Heat of Solution of Fullerenes Taking Account the Aggregation of Fullerenes In Solutions	261
	A Spectroscopic Study of the Fullerene/Metal Interface in C[subscript 60]-Al Multilayers	265
	Fullerides
	The Electronic Structures of Doped Fullerenes Studied Using High Energy Spectroscopy	271
	Rb[subscript 1]C[subscript 60] as a 3D Electronic System	277
	On a Description of the Normal-State Resistivity in Alkali-Metal Doped C[subscript 60]	283
	Mott Transition and Superconductivity in Alkali-Doped Fullerides	287
	Dielectric Screening in Doped Fullerides	292
	Frequency Dependent ESR Study of the Magnetic Phase Transition in NH[subscript 3]K[subscript 3]C[subscript 60]	296
	Antiferromagnetic Resonance in Rb[subscript 1]C[subscript 60]	300
	Electronic Correlations and Magnetic Ordering in CsC[subscript 60]	305
	Local Symmetry Distortion Evidenced by [superscript 133]Cs NMR in the Rapidly Quenched Cubic CsC[subscript 60]	310
	[superscript 133]CsNMR Study Under Pressure in Linear Polymers (CsC[subscript 60])[subscript n]	314
	Low-Frequency Modes of CsC[subscript 60] Phases	318
	Fingerprints of Solid-State Chemical Reactions in the Dynamics of Fullerenes	322
	Fullerides Polymerisation at Ambient and Elevated Pressure	327
	First-Principles Study of Polymerized Alkali-Fullerene Compounds	331
	Two Dimensional Fulleride Polymers	335
	Ferromagnetic Resonance and High Field ESR in a TDAE-C[subscript 60] Single Crystal	340
	Perdeuteration of TDAE in [TDAE]C[subscript 60]: A Study by ESR and NMR	344
	Searching for the Reactions of Fullerenes with Fe Compounds	348
	On the Structure of Iron Fullerene Complexes	353
	Spectroscopy of C[subscript 60] and C[subscript 70] Complexes	357
	Endohedrals
	Study of N@C[subscript 60] and P@C[subscript 60]	363
	Production, HPLC Separation, and UV-vis Spectroscopy of Li@C[subscript 70]	368
	Heterogeneous Electron Transfer at Endohedral Fullerenes	373
	Far- and Mid-Infrared Transmission for Two Isomers of the Endohedral Metallofullerene Sc[subscript 2]@C[subscript 84]	379
	Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Investigation of Phosphorus and Nitrogen in [60] Fullerene	383
	Thermal Stability of N@C[subscript 60]	388
	Stabilisation of Atomic Elements Inside C[subscript 60]	392
	EPR Studies of N@C[subscript 60] and its Adducts	396
	Clusters
	Giant Gold-Cluster Compounds--Gaps in Optical and Charging Spectra, and an Electronic Origin of Abundance Anomalies	403
	Proton NMR of a Manganese-Ion Cluster Nanomagnet	407
	Deuteron Magnetic Resonance and Relaxation in a Manganese-Ion Cluster Nanomagnet	412
	Synthesis and Characterization of Divalent Metal Containing Mesoporous Silicas by an Ionic Templating Route	416
	Carbon Clusters--Size Effects of Properties	420
	Laser Induced Emission Spectroscopy of Carbon Clusters in Solid Argon	425
	Carbon Onions Produced by Ion-Implantation	430
	Molecular Dynamics Study of Carbon Structures	435
	Plasmon Excitations in Carbon Onions: Model vs. Measurements	439
	Highly Symmetric Borane Clusters as Fullerene Analogs	443
	Pulse ESR of Triplet States of Large Molecular [pi] Systems	447
	Metallic, Insulating, and Superconducting States in k-ET[subscript 2]X Systems, Where ET is the BEDT-TTF (bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene) Molecule	451
	STM Studies of Synthetic Peptide Monolayers	456
	Self-Assembly of Ropes of Cyanine Dye Molecules	460
	Applications
	Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes	467
	Hydrogen Storage in Carbon Materials--Preliminary Results	481
	Pressure Dependent [superscript 1]H-NMR-Measurements of Activated Carbon and Carbon Nanofibers	485
	Encapsulation of Ferromagnetic Metals into Carbon Nanoclusters	489
	Fullerene Incorporated Nanocomposite Resist Systems for Practical Nano-Fabrication	494
	Cluster Structure and Elastic Properties of Superhard and Ultrahard Fullerites	499
	Electronic Properties of Nanotube Junctions	504
	Phthalocyanine-C[subscript 60] Composites as Improved Photoreceptor Materials?	509
	New Metallilc Alloys Incorporating Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes	515
	Realization of Large Area Flexible Fullerene--Conjugated Polymer Photocells: A Route to Plastic Solar Cells	519
	Fullerenes and Nanostructured Plastic Solar Cells	523
	Semiconductor Device Structure Based on Fullerene: Ag/C[subscript 60] Thin Film Schottky Barrier	527
	Appendix
	Scientometrics on Fullerenes and Nanotubes	533
	Author Index	545