Remanent Magnetization Measurements of the Fullerene Thin Films

Abstract

Magnetic properties of carbon vary according to its allotropic modifications. Although carbon atom is known as a diamagnetic, some distinctive features point out that its magnetic properties are not that simple. Fullerene C60, a carbon atoms molecule, is proven to have very different magnetizations than other forms of carbon compounds. Rhombohedral fullerene is shown to have ferromagnetic properties, and thus investigations of fullerene as a magnetic material are necessary. Fullerene C60 in the form of thin film is also shown to have distinctive magnetic properties. In this paper, remanent magnetization of fullerene thin films, thicknesses of 100 and 250 nm were investigated when films are in the dark and exposed to polarized light. Research showed how light is influencing the material and its magnetization.