Linear and nonlinear optical properties of fullerenes in solid state materials

Fullerenes containing nanocomposite materials for optical applications have attracted the attention of many different research groups during the last few years. Great effort has been devoted to finding appropriate solid state materials allowing the inclusion of fullerenes: among them, polymeric, sol-gel and porous matrices have been largely investigated. Particular emphasis has been placed on the synthesis of these nanostructured materials incorporating fullerenes to reach the best control of fullerene interactions in different environments and higher fullerene dispersions in solid environments.