Abstract:
Raman spectroscopy was applied to monitor the coalescence process of C
60 molecules induced by UV radiation.The C
60 moleculesm,adsorbed on the gold surface,was processed to enhance the Raman scattering effect.As shown by the recorded spectra,after the coalescence reaction,the bands corresponding to the high symmetry A
g mode of the C
60 molecules either disappeared or becamevery weak,but the bands of other vibrational mods just broadened and shifted to lower wavenumbers.The spectroscopy result suggests that the products of coalescence still keep the cage structure of the pristine C
60 molecules.