Low temperature phase transition in n-pentane C-60 clathrate: a Raman scattering study

Rafailov, P. M. and Hadjiev, V. G. and Thomsen, C. and Kamarás, Katalin and Pekker, Sándor (2000) Low temperature phase transition in n-pentane C-60 clathrate: a Raman scattering study. CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, 326 (1-2). pp. 58-64. ISSN 0009-2614

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Abstract

We present results on Raman scattering from a C-60.n-pentane (C-60.(n-C5H12)(0.88)(C7H8)(0.05)) clathrate crystal in the range 20-300 K. The Raman intensity, in particular of the H-g modes, increases several times with lowering temperature below 160-200 K accompanied by significant reduction of the linewidths. The onset of this peculiar temperature behavior correlates with the reported phase transition in n-pentane clathrate. We argue that these findings give a Raman scattering signature for a low-temperature orientational phase transition in C-60.n-pentane similar to that observed for solid C-60. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

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