The Physics Society of Iran Iranian Journal of Physics Research 1682-6957 19 4 2020 02 20 Optical properties of C60 molecules: A quasi-static approximation Optical properties of C60 molecules: A quasi-static approximation 775 782 1576 10.47176/ijpr.19.4.37561 FA A Moradi Department of Engineering Physics, Kermanshah University of Technology, Kermanshah, Iran Journal Article 2019 04 18 In this paper, the optical properties of a C60 molecule is studied within the framework of the quasi-static approximation. To do this, a C60 molecule is modeled by an infinitesimally thin spherical shell of the π and σ electrons and electronic excitations of this shell is described by means of the two-dimensional two-fluid hydrodynamic theory. At the first, general expression for polarizability of the system is obtained, by solving Laplace and hydrodynamic equations with appropriate boundary conditions. Then, by using the polarizability formula, the extinction spectrum of system is investigated which is in quite agreement with the result of the Mie theory. Also, the Maxwell-Garnett theory for the effective medium approximation of composite materials is developed to study the dielectric response of a composite of C60 molecules. In this paper, the optical properties of a C60 molecule is studied within the framework of the quasi-static approximation. To do this, a C60 molecule is modeled by an infinitesimally thin spherical shell of the π and σ electrons and electronic excitations of this shell is described by means of the two-dimensional two-fluid hydrodynamic theory. At the first, general expression for polarizability of the system is obtained, by solving Laplace and hydrodynamic equations with appropriate boundary conditions. Then, by using the polarizability formula, the extinction spectrum of system is investigated which is in quite agreement with the result of the Mie theory. Also, the Maxwell-Garnett theory for the effective medium approximation of composite materials is developed to study the dielectric response of a composite of C60 molecules. https://ijpr.iut.ac.ir/article_1576_66056c385a305c703d0c584a497977ff.pdf