arXiv · cond-mat/9602095
Theoretical Investigation of C_60 IR Spectrum
Abstract
A semi-empirical model of the infrared (IR) spectrum of the C$_{60}$ molecule is proposed. The weak IR-active modes seen experimentally in a C$_{60}$ crystalline sample are argued to be combination modes caused by anharmonicity. The origin of these 2-mode excitations can be either mechanical (anharmonic interatomic forces) or electrical (nonlinear dipole-moment expansion in normal modes coordinates). It is shown that the electrical anharmonicity model exhibits basic features of the experimental spectrum while nonlinear dynamics would lead to a qualitatively different overall picture.
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Jaroslav Fabian. 1996-02-19. Theoretical Investigation of C_60 IR Spectrum. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.53.13864
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