INELASTIC NEUTRON-SCATTERING STUDY OF THE EXTERNAL VIBRATIONS IN SINGLE-CRYSTAL C-60

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作者
PINTSCHOVIUS, L
RENKER, B
GOMPF, F
HEID, R
CHAPLOT, SL
HALUSKA, M
KUZMANY, H
机构
[1] CENS,LAB LEON BRILLOUIN,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[2] UNIV VIENNA,INST FESTKORPERPHYS,A-1090 VIENNA,AUSTRIA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2662
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The external vibrations in solid C60 were studied by means of inelastic neutron scattering. The translational spectrum extends to 6 meV at room temperature and hardens by 5% on cooling below T(s). Narrow librational excitations were observed up to temperatures very close to T(s) at energies around 2.4, 3.6, and 4.6 meV. Calculations based on a van der Waals potential give about the correct frequency range for the translations, but frequencies considerably too low for the librations. Bond-charge models give better results only for an unrealistic choice of parameters.
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页码:2662 / 2665
页数:4
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