Quantum Criticality and Universal Behavior in Molecular Dipolar Lattices of Endofullerenes

Fullerene cages allow the confinement of single molecules and the construction of molecular assemblies whose properties strongly differ from those of free species. In this work, we employ the density-matrix renormalization group method to show that chains of fullerenes filled with polar molecules (L...

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Published in:The journal of physical chemistry letters 2023-06, Vol.14 (24), p.5586-5591
Main Authors: Serwatka, Tobias, Roy, Pierre-Nicholas
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Language:English
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Physical Insights into Quantum Phenomena and Function
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Summary:Fullerene cages allow the confinement of single molecules and the construction of molecular assemblies whose properties strongly differ from those of free species. In this work, we employ the density-matrix renormalization group method to show that chains of fullerenes filled with polar molecules (LiF, HF, and H2O) can form dipole-ordered quantum phases. In symmetry broken environments, these ordered phases are ferroelectric, a property that makes them promising candidates for quantum devices. We demonstrate that for a given guest molecule, the occurrence of these quantum phases can be enforced or influenced either by changing the effective electric dipole moment or by isotopic substitution. In the ordered phase, all systems under consideration are characterized by universal behavior that depends only on the ratio of the effective electric dipole and of the rotational constant. A phase diagram is derived, and further molecules are proposed as candidates for dipole-ordered endofullerene chains.
ISSN:1948-7185
1948-7185
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01042