NOVEL A15 PHASE IN BARIUM-DOPED FULLERITE

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作者
KORTAN, AR [1 ]
KOPYLOV, N [1 ]
FLEMING, RM [1 ]
ZHOU, O [1 ]
THIEL, FA [1 ]
HADDON, RC [1 ]
RABE, KM [1 ]
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[1] YALE UNIV,DEPT APPL PHYS,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 47卷 / 19期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.47.13070
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
A new stable compound Ba3C60 is reported in the Ba-C60 phase diagram. Rietveld refinement of x-ray powder diffraction data shows that this compound has the A 15 structure with a lattice constant of 11.34 angstrom. The Pm3nBAR space group implies a perfect alternating orientational order for the C60 molecules, not previously observed in doped fullerite structures. The relative stability of the A 15 phase over the fully intercalated fcc structure can be explained by a simple model involving the Madelung energy differences, orientation dependence of the C60-cation interaction energy, and distortion-induced relaxational energy gains.
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页码:13070 / 13073
页数:4
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