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Title: Experimental evidence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in C-60(+)

Abstract

Detailed analysis of the HOMO bandshape in the photoelectron spectrum of gaseous C60 reveals a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in the ground state of C60+. The direct observation of three tunneling states asserts a D3d geometry for the isolated cation, originating from a strong vibronic coupling. These results show that the ionic motion of the ions plays an important role in the electron-phonon interaction.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of Basic EnergySciences. Chemical Sciences Geosciences and BiosciencesDivision
OSTI Identifier:
881831
Report Number(s):
LBNL-53287
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; R&D Project: A580SS; BnR: KC0204016; TRN: US0602944
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 89; Journal Issue: 4; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 22 July 2002; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; GEOMETRY; GROUND STATES; JAHN-TELLER EFFECT; TUNNELING; Fullerene photoelectron Jahn-Teller

Citation Formats

Canton, S E, Yencha, A J, Kukk, E, Bozek, J D, Lopes, M C.A., Snell, G, and Berrah, N. Experimental evidence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in C-60(+). United States: N. p., 2002. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.045502.
Canton, S E, Yencha, A J, Kukk, E, Bozek, J D, Lopes, M C.A., Snell, G, & Berrah, N. Experimental evidence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in C-60(+). United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.045502
Canton, S E, Yencha, A J, Kukk, E, Bozek, J D, Lopes, M C.A., Snell, G, and Berrah, N. 2002. "Experimental evidence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in C-60(+)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.045502. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/881831.
@article{osti_881831,
title = {Experimental evidence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in C-60(+)},
author = {Canton, S E and Yencha, A J and Kukk, E and Bozek, J D and Lopes, M C.A. and Snell, G and Berrah, N},
abstractNote = {Detailed analysis of the HOMO bandshape in the photoelectron spectrum of gaseous C60 reveals a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in the ground state of C60+. The direct observation of three tunneling states asserts a D3d geometry for the isolated cation, originating from a strong vibronic coupling. These results show that the ionic motion of the ions plays an important role in the electron-phonon interaction.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.045502},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/881831}, journal = {Physical Review Letters},
issn = {0031-9007},
number = 4,
volume = 89,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 20 00:00:00 EDT 2002},
month = {Mon May 20 00:00:00 EDT 2002}
}