Crystallization and phase transitions in C60

21 December 1992

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 61 (25) , 2981-2983
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.108038

Abstract

C₆₀ fullerites were condensed from solution using various techniques. The phase transitions were monitored by derivative scanning calorimetry measurements performed in various gases. Two phase transitions were observed in C₆₀ crystals at 245 and 260 K. The low temperature one results from the molecules’ reorientation in the lattice and disappears for poorly crystallized material. The high temperature one is observed in all samples and results from molecules libration. The gas dissolved in C₆₀ crystals strongly influences observed phase transitions.

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