In situ X-ray powder diffraction study of one-dimensional polymeric C-60 phase transformation under high-pressure

Le Parc R; Levelut C; Haines J; Davydov VA; Rakhmanina AV; Papoular RJ; Belova EE; Chernozatonskii LA; Allouchi H; Agafonov V

Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.438, No.1-3, 63-66, 2007

DOI10.1016/j.cplett.2007.02.055 Export Citation

In situ X-ray powder diffraction study of one-dimensional polymeric C-60 phase transformation under high-pressure

Le Parc R, Levelut C, Haines J, Davydov VA, Rakhmanina AV, Papoular RJ, Belova EE, Chernozatonskii LA, Allouchi H, Agafonov V

Pressure dependence of the orthorhombic polymeric phase of C-60 has been studied by angle-dispersive, X-ray powder diffraction in a diamond anvil cell. Transformation to a new phase through the simultaneous action of pressure and X-rays was observed between 0.2 and 1.66 GPa. A possible structure of this new phase of C-60 is discussed. Further increase in pressure leads gradually to the irreversible formation of a disordered phase. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.