Direct observation of carbon cage C60buckyballs by scanning tunnelling microscopy
- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine Letters
- Vol. 66 (2) , 75-79
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09500839208214689
Abstract
Submolecular features of the C60 buckyballs have been resolved at the ambient temperature by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). The possible causes of freezing of the rotational motion of the C60 molecules are discussed.Keywords
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