Year: 1999
Type: preprint
Abstract: A simple model for the angular dependent interaction between C_60 molecules on the face-centered cubic lattice is proposed. The bifurcations of the solutions of the nonlinear integral equations for orientational distribution functions in the mean field approximation are analyzed and the orientational phase transition in solid C_60 is described. The quantitative results for the orientational phase transition are in accordance with experimental data.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Tareyeva, Elena, Schelkacheva, Tatiana
Institution: Institute for High Pressure Physics
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1657895027