Abstract
The electronic structure of the solid polycrystalline fluorinated fullerene C60F18 has been investigated by reflection electron‐energy‐loss spectroscopy for the first time. The elementary excitation spectrum of the solid C60F18 was compared with the respective spectrum of the solid C60, and an explanation of their significant similarity in the range of π→π∗ transitions was suggested.
Acknowledgments
The research was supported by the Russian Academy of Sciences (program “Influence of atomic and electronic structure on the condensed matter properties”), by the contract NH‐13.5/002 of the Russian Agency of Science and by Volkswagen Foundation (I77/855).