SINGLE-CRYSTAL X-RAY-DIFFRACTION STUDY OF THE ROOM-TEMPERATURE STRUCTURE AND ORIENTATIONAL DISORDER OF C-70

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作者
BLANC, E [1 ]
BURGI, HB [1 ]
RESTORI, R [1 ]
SCHWARZENBACH, D [1 ]
STELLBERG, P [1 ]
VENUGOPALAN, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BERN,CRISTALLOG LAB,CH-3012 BERN,SWITZERLAND
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1994年 / 27卷 / 05期
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10.1209/0295-5075/27/5/005
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The room temperature structure of the hexagonal family of modifications of pure C70 has been studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The experimental evidence indicates rotational symmetry of the molecular electron density and supports the previously published assumptions that the molecules are freely rotating tops arranged in a hexagonal close packing, space group P6(3)/mmc. The tops librate about axes perpendicular to the rotation axis with a r.m.s. amplitude of 7.33(3)degrees. The distances between the atomic planes perpendicular to the molecular axis agree well with earlier work.
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