Solid-to-liquid phase change and fragmentation in C60
Serra, S. ; Sanguinetti, S. ; Colombo, L.
College Park, Md. : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1995
College Park, Md. : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1995
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1089-7690
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AIP Digital Archive
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Physics
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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We present a study of the thermodynamical properties of C60 in the microcanonical ensemble. Solidlike and metastable liquidlike form can be identified in the low energy and in the high energy range, respectively. The transition between the two phases is characterized by a finite energy range, in agreement with general theories of cluster melting. In particular, we have observed that the melting is preceded by a highly isomerized transition region where a sizeable atomic mobility is achieved via hopping between different isomer structures. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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Electronic Resource
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