Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Vol.379, No.1-2, 233-237, 1994
Electrochemical in-Situ Conductivity Measurement of C-60 Films in Acetonitrile Containing M(bpy)(3)(2+) (M=fe, Ni, Ru, or Os)
The electrochemical behavior and electrical conductivity of C-60 thin films were studied in acetonitrile containing M(bpy)(3)(2+) (M = Fe, Ni, Ru or Os; bpy = 2,2’-bipyridine). Cyclic voltammetry of C,, films showed stable reduction-reoxidation waves. In situ conductivity measurements indicated that an enhanced conductivity (on the order of 10(-2) S cm(-1)) appeared reversibly on electrochemical reduction accompanied by doping of M(bpy)(3)(2+) ions into the C-60 films. The electrochemical reduction also induced some structural change.
Keywords:QUARTZ-CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE;ELECTRON-SPIN-RESONANCE;CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;METAL;BUCKMINSTERFULLERENE;FULLERENES;SPECTRA;C60