arXiv · cond-mat/9504106
High Resolution 13C NMR study of oxygen intercalation in C60
Abstract
Solid state high resolution $^{13}C$ NMR has been used to investigate the physical properties of pristine $C_{60}$ after intercalation with molecular oxygen. By studying the dipolar and hyperfine interactions between Curie type paramagnetic oxygen molecules and $^{13}C$ nuclei we have shown that neither chemical bonding nor charge transfer results from the intercalation. The $O_2$ molecules diffuse inside the solid $C_{60}$ and occupy the octahedral sites of the fcc crystal lattice. The presence of oxygen does not affect the fast thermal reorientation of the nearest $C_{60}$ molecules. Using Magic Angle Spinning we were able to separate the dipolar and hyperfine contributions to $^{13}C$ NMR spectra, corresponding to buckyballs adjacent to various numbers of oxygen molecules.
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P. Bernier, I. Luk'yanchuk, Z. Belahmer, M. Ribet, L. Firlej. 1995-04-26. High Resolution 13C NMR study of oxygen intercalation in C60. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.53.7535
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