Wetting to Non-wetting Transition in Sodium-Coated C_60

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30 July 2002

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.physics/0207121

Abstract

Based on ab initi and density-functional theory calculations, an empirical potential is proposed to model the interaction between a fullerene molecule and many sodium atoms. This model predicts homogeneous coverage of C_60 below 8 Na atoms, and a progressive droplet formation above this size. The effects of ionization, temperature, and external electric field indicate that the various, and apparently contradictory, experimental results can indeed be put into agreement.

Keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY
WETTING TRANSITION
ELECTRIC FIELD
SODIUM COATED
COATED C_60
C_60 BASED
FULLERENE
AB INITI

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Version 1, 2002-07-30, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review Letters, 90 (7), 075505.

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