Abstract
Synchrotron-radiation photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to investigate the phases that are formed upon doping of with Ba and to examine the electronic properties of those phases. Core-level analysis reveals a phase and confirms the formation of and at 300 K. A continuous range of solubility is indicated for 3<x<6. has states at the Fermi level but transport measurements indicate that these states are localized. The width of the -derived band for points to the continued importance of electron correlation. is an insulator with a gap of at least ∼0.35 eV. The insulating character of reflects transfer of two electrons per Ba atom to the fullerene and complete filling of the -derived band. exhibits a clear Fermi cutoff, as expected from its superconducting character, and resonant photoemission shows that the states near are ∼25% Ba in character with hybridization in both - and -derived bands.
- Received 5 October 1993
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.49.7620
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