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Vibrational study of enriched 13 C 60 crystals

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: The infrared (IR) spectrum of solid ${\mathrm{C}}_{60}$ exhibits many weak vibrational modes. Symmetry breaking due to $^{13}\mathrm{C}$ isotopes provides a possible route for optically activating IR-silent vibrational modes. Experimental spectra and a semiempirical theory on natural abundance and $^{13}\mathrm{enriched}$ single crystals of ${\mathrm{C}}_{60}$ are presented. By comparing the experimental results with the theoretical results, we exclude this isotopic activation mechanism from the explanation for weakly active fundamentals in the spectra.

Source: Physical review. B, Condensed matter

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.51.2844

Authors: Michael C. Martin, J. Fabian, J. Godard, P. Bernier, J. M. Lambert, L. Mihaly

Institutions: Stony Brook University, Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire de physique des Solides

Language: English

Topic: Fullerene Chemistry and Applications

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Division of Materials Research

Awards: Metals, Insulators, and Superconductors, Synthesis and Characterization of Fullerene Materials