Electronic and vibrational properties of the C-60 molecule

We have studied the electronic and vibrational properties of the C-60 molecule by means of simplified models where only st few parameters are adjusted to experimental data. For the electronic part we use an independent electron model with a central Morse potential corrected by splitting the spherica...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Alonso-Marroquin, E, Giraldo, J, Calles, A, Castro, JJ
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:México
Recursos:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/2491
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11154/2491
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Physics, Multidisciplinary
fullerenes
C-60 molecule
electron spectra
vibrational spectrum
Descrição
Resumo:We have studied the electronic and vibrational properties of the C-60 molecule by means of simplified models where only st few parameters are adjusted to experimental data. For the electronic part we use an independent electron model with a central Morse potential corrected by splitting the spherical degeneracy by properly including the icosahedral symmetry given rise to the LUMO and HOMO states. The vibrational spectra is obtained by solving the corresponding secular equation using a Born-Mayer type potential with two parameters adjusted to Raman and IR spectra. The results of our model are compared with some of the best ab initio calculations, phenomenological models and experimental data. We found in general a good agreement for the vibrational spectrum particularly for the high frequency part. Since in our model contains only two parameters we are not able to reproduce accurately the whole spectra. The main contribution of this model is its simplicity to extract most of the gross features of the C-60 molecule without cumbersome computation.