POSITRON LIFETIME IN C60/C70 POWDER

被引:24
作者
AZUMA, T [1 ]
SAITO, H [1 ]
YAMAZAKI, Y [1 ]
KOMAKI, K [1 ]
NAGASHIMA, Y [1 ]
WATANABE, H [1 ]
HYODO, T [1 ]
KATAURA, H [1 ]
KOBAYASHI, N [1 ]
机构
[1] TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT PHYS,HACHIOJI,TOKYO 19203,JAPAN
关键词
C60; GRAPHITE; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; POSITRONIUM;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.60.2812
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Positron lifetime spectra have been measured in C60/C70 and graphite powders at room temperature. It has been found that the spectrum for C60/C70 has only one component of lifetime 393 ps, whereas that for graphite has three components of lifetimes 237 ps, 455 ps, and 88 ns. The single component in C60/C70 does not originate from positronium. Considering its lifetime, the positron's ground state in C60/C70 is supposed to be localized in the periodic free space of the C60/C70 crystal structure.
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页码:2812 / 2814
页数:3
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