Crystal structure of C60 following compression under 31.1 GPa in diamond anvil cell at room temperature

✍ Scribed by J.H. Rhee; D. Singh; Y. Li; S.C. Sharma

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 298 KB
• Volume: 127
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0038-1098
• DOI: 10.1016/s0038-1098(03)00430-7

✦ Synopsis

We have conducted X-ray diffraction experiments in order to examine modifications in the crystal structure of C 60 following compression under 31.1 GPa in a diamond anvil cell at room temperature. The material under ambient and 31.1 GPa is further characterized by laser Raman spectroscopy. The high pressure phase is identified as a mixture of body-centered orthorhombic ðImmmÞ; rhombohedral ðR 3mÞ; and an unidentified phase.