PHASE-TRANSITIONS IN KC60 - DIMER FORMATION VIA RAPID QUENCHING

被引:111
作者
ZHU, Q
COX, DE
FISCHER, JE
机构
[1] UNIV PENN,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[2] UNIV PENN,RES STRUCT MATTER LAB,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 51卷 / 06期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.3966
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
A metastable orthorhombic form of KC60 is identified from synchrotron x-ray powder-diffraction measurements. Structure analysis reveals C60 dimers with a 9.34 center-to-center separation. This structure competes with equilibrium phase separation (α-C60 plus K3C60) and with polymer formation; it is obtained by quenching from above 420 K to 298 K and immediately cooling below 270 K. If the polymer is indeed a one-dimensional metal, the dimer structure should be a Peierls insulator. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:3966 / 3969
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