Patent ID: 7291572
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: B82Y,C03B,C03C

Abstract:
1. A synergistic composition for preparing high concentration fullerene (C 60 )-glass useful as a nonlinear photonic material in general and particularly in device applications as nonlinear optical medium and optical limiter, said composition comprising: 30-50 mole % of boron oxide (B 2 O 3 ), 10-45 mole % of bismuth oxide (Bi 2 O 3 ), 0-5 mole % of silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ), 0-1 mole % of aluminium oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), 0-30 mole % of zinc oxide (ZnO), 0-45 mole % of lead oxide (PbO) and 0.02-0.20 (wt) % of fullerene C 60 .