Interatomic Electronic Decay in Endohedral Fullerenes

Journal Article · Fri Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.96.0· OSTI ID:20778591

Averbukh, Vitali; Cederbaum, Lorenz S ^[1]

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1. Theoretische Chemie, Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universitaet Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

Ionization of an atom X in an endohedral fullerene complex X at C{sub n} can lead to a wealth of nonradiative decay processes. These interatomic processes occur due to the correlation existing between the atomic and the fullerene electrons and do not take place in the free species X. Considering Ne at C{sub 60} as an example, we calculate the rates of the interatomic decay processes and show that the interatomic decay in Ne at C{sub 60} is ultrafast. Moreover, our analysis suggests that interatomic decay in an endohedral fullerene does not necessarily lead to the destruction of the complex.

• OSTI ID: 20778591
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 96, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.053401; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
ELECTRON CORRELATION
ELECTRONS
FULLERENES
INNER-SHELL IONIZATION
NEON COMPOUNDS
PHOTOIONIZATION
PHOTON-MOLECULE COLLISIONS