Molecular spectroscopy of the liquid crystal and C-60 fullerene composite

For a liquid crystal (LC)/C-60 fullerene composite, namely (C-60)(n):(C14H1 3N2O) molecular composite, a metallic type conductivity along the composite surface layer into Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) Pt-tip/composite su rface layer/Pt electrode structure was discovered. Raman scattering, adsorb ance-reflectance infra red (IR) spectra combined with atomic force microsco py (AFM) image analysis of a self-assembly of polymerized (C-60)(n) (n = 13 , 33) cluster chains in modified C14H13N2O molecular nets, which determine the metallic type conductivity of the composite, bring additional informati on about the material structure. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science S.A .