THE ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE OF FULLERENES AND FULLERENE COMPOUNDS FROM HIGH-ENERGY SPECTROSCOPY

The high-energy spectroscopic study of the electronic structure of ful lerenes and their compounds in the solid state is reviewed. It is show n that photoemission and electron energy-loss spectroscopy in transmis sion provide powerful tools for the experimental study of the electron ic structure of solid C-60, C-70 and higher fullerenes, as well as the compounds formed by their intercalation with alkali and alkaline-eart h metals. Topical issues in the field are addressed, such as the role played by electron correlation, disorder and electron-phonon coupling.