Novel C60 multiphasic nanocomposites for photonics

Novel multiphasic nanostructured inorganic : polymer composites of C60 have been prepared by sol-gel processing. These composites offer the prospect of introducing multifunctionality by optimizing each phase for a particular response. Since the phase separation is at a nanometer size scale, the composites are optically transparent. Results are presented form the studies of spectroscopic characterization, optical power limiter behavior, and third-order nonlinear optical response.