Orientational Disorder and Order in C60—Fullerite and in MC60—Alkali Metal Fullerides

A. V. Nikolaev, K. H. Michel and J. R. D. Copley
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A. V. Nikolaev: University of Antwerp, UIA, Department of Physics
K. H. Michel: University of Antwerp, UIA, Department of Physics
J. R. D. Copley: National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST Center for Neutron Research

A chapter in Correlations, Coherence, and Order, 1999, pp 183-214 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract We start with a review of the formalism of symmetry adapted functions (SAF) for the description of orientation dependent properties of solids. For nonlinear molecules SAF’s are rotator functions which take into account the symmetry of the molecule and the symmetry of the crystalline site. We apply these concepts to the description of the phase transition from the orientationally disordered phase (crystal structure $$Fm\bar 3m$$ ) to the ordered phase (crystal structure $$Pa\bar 3$$ ) in solid C60. Due to the unusually high symmetry (I h ) of the molecule, the first order phase transition is characterized by the simultaneous condensation of a multitude of order parameter components belonging to the irreducible representation $$X_5^ + (\hat \tau ^{(9)} )$$ at the X point of the Brillouin zone. Theoretical results are compared with recent neutron and X-ray diffraction experiments.

Keywords: Irreducible Representation; Crystal Field; Molecular Orientation; Intermolecular Potential; Standard Orientation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4727-3_6

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