Existence of a system of discrete volume-localized quantum levels for charged fullerenes

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the existence of discrete, short-lived quantum energy levels for electrons in charged fullerenes and onion-like structures, with energies ranging from 1 eV to 100 eV, using a simple physical model.

Contribution

It introduces a simple physical model showing the existence of volume-localized quantum levels in charged fullerenes and onion-like structures, combining analytic and numeric methods.

Findings

Discrete quantum levels exist in charged fullerenes.

Energy levels range from 1 eV to 100 eV.

Levels are short-lived.

Abstract

In the framework of a simple physical model, we demonstrate the existence of a system of discrete short-lifetime quantum levels for electrons in the potential well of the self-consistent field of charged fullerenes and onion-like structures. For electrons, in the case of positively charged fullerenes and onion-like structures, combining analytic and numeric considerations we find that the energy of the volume-localized levels ranges from 1 eV to 100 eV.