TRIPLET EXCITATION OF C-60 AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE CRYSTAL AT 1.2-K

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GROENEN, EJJ [1 ]
POLUEKTOV, OG [1 ]
MATSUSHITA, M [1 ]
SCHMIDT, J [1 ]
VANDERWAALS, JH [1 ]
MEIJER, G [1 ]
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[1] CATHOLIC UNIV NIJMEGEN,DEPT MOLEC & LASER PHYS,6525 ED NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1016/0009-2614(92)85775-6
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Electron-spin-echo experiments at 95 GHz and 1.2 K reveal that the triplet excitation of a single crystal of C60 is delocalized over either a pair or a chain of C60 molecules along <110> directions. Two distinct triplet species have been observed in a one-to-one ratio which verifies the proposed 2 a0 face-centred cubic superstructure of the crystal at low temperature. The C60 molecules on the two sublattices differ by a rotation over 60-degrees about <111> directions.
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