Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2000-06-05
Phys. Rev. Lett. v. 85, p. 3197 (2000).
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
4 pages, 2 figures, 1 table
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3197
The polymer phases of AC60 form distinct crystal structures characterized by the mutual orientations of the (C60-)n chains. We show that the direct electric quadrupole interaction between chains always favors the orthorhombic structure Pmnn with alternating chain orientations. However the specific quadrupolar polarizability of the alkali metal ions leads to an indirect interchain coupling which favors the monoclinic structure I2/m with equal chain orientations. The competition between direct and indirect interactions explains the structural difference between KC60 and RbC60, CsC60.
Michel K. H.
Nikolaev Aleksei V.
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