Structural and vibrational properties of Li- and Na-doped fullerene polymers

• We have studied tetragonal C60 and C60-based polymers doped with Lithium and Sodium. We show that the intercalated phases Li4C60 and Na4C60 both form two-dimensional polymers. X-ray diffraction diagrams for Li4C60 and tetragonal C60 can be accurately indexed assuming tetragonal structures, but for Na4C60 a monoclinic quasi-tetragonal structure is found. We conclude that in Li4C60 the covalent bonds are formed by (2 + 2) cycloadditions, in the same way as in the tetragonal polymer produced by treating pure C60 at high temperature and high pressure, while single C-C bonds connect the fullerene molecules in Na4C60.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Fullerene

C60

fulleride

Li4C60

Na4C60

polymer

tetragonal

Raman spectroscopy

NMR

X-ray diffraction

XRD

Condensed matter physics

Kondenserade materiens fysik

fysik

Physics

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