Structural and electronic properties ofC59X(X=B,N): The extended Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model

Abstract
The molecules C59X (X=B,N) are investigated by the extended Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model. The obtained results for the energy levels and molecular structures are compared with those from a self-consistent-field molecular-orbital (SCF-MO) method. We have found that by choosing suitable empirical parameters, most of the features included in the results of the SCF-MO method can be well reproduced. Other structural and electronic properties such as the excess electron density and the amplitude of the midgap states have also been studied. © 1995 The American Physical Society.published_or_final_versio