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A spectroscopic investigation of hydrogenated Li doped fullerane

•The rotational dynamics of buckyballs is suppressed in two polymorphs of Li6C60Hx.•Occurrence of chemical bonding or short range polymerization in the samples.•Presence of C–H bonds in Li6C60Hx from the infrared spectra. We investigated two samples of Li6C60Hx, with different crystal structures, by...

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Published in:Journal of alloys and compounds 2013-12, Vol.580, p.S67-S69
Main Authors: Paolone, A., Palumbo, O., Leardini, F., Cantelli, R., Knight, D.A., Teprovich, J.A., Zidan, R.
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Language:English
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Summary:•The rotational dynamics of buckyballs is suppressed in two polymorphs of Li6C60Hx.•Occurrence of chemical bonding or short range polymerization in the samples.•Presence of C–H bonds in Li6C60Hx from the infrared spectra. We investigated two samples of Li6C60Hx, with different crystal structures, by means of anelastic and infrared spectroscopy. In both compounds the elastic energy loss does not display the relaxation peak, which in pure fullerene was attributed to the rotations of the buckyballs between energetically nearly-equivalent positions. We suggest that the disappearance of the relaxation process is due to bonding between buckyballs. The optical density of both specimens show new phonon lines appearing in the mid-infrared range, which in the previous literature were found in polymerized fullerenes. The results obtained by means of both spectroscopies clearly indicate the presence of chemical bonding between C60 molecules in the Li6C60Hx, independently of their crystal structure.
ISSN:0925-8388
1873-4669
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.03.162