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Michael C. Martin

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arXiv1994

Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Phase Transisions in A1c60 Compounds (a=K,Rb,Cs)

Optical measurements on doped C$_{60}$ films provide evidence for a transition from a high temperature conducting phase to a low temperature insulating phase in quenched Rb$_1$C$_{60}$ and K$_1$C$_{60}$ compounds, while Cs$_1$C$_{60}$ did not exhibit this behavior. For slow cooled samples our study confirms earlier results indicating phase separation of K$_1$C$_{60}$ to K$_3$C$_{60}$ and C$_{60}$, and the formation of a new Rb$_1$C$_{60}$ phase at low temperatures. Upon slow cooling Cs$_1$C$_{60}$ behaves similar to Rb$_1$C$_{60}$.

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arXiv1994

Observation and Assignment of Silent and Higher Order Vibrations in the Infrared Transmission of C60 Crystals

We report the measurement of infrared transmission of large C60 single crystals. The spectra exhibit a very rich structure with over 180 vibrational absorptions visible in the 100 - 4000 cm-1 range. Many silent modes are observed to have become weakly IR-active. We also observe a large number of higher order combination modes. The temperature (77K - 300K) and pressure (0 - 25KBar) dependencies of these modes were measured and are presented. Careful analysis of the IR spectra in conjunction with Raman scattering data showing second order modes and neutron scattering data, allow the selection of the 46 vibrational modes C60. We are able to fit *all* of the first and second order data seen in the present IR spectra and the previously published Raman data (~300 lines total), using these 46 modes and their group theory allowed second order combinations.

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arXiv1994

Insulating and Conducting Phases of RbC60

Optical measurements were performed on thin films of Rb$_{x}$C$_{60}$, identified by X-ray diffraction as mostly $x=1$ material. The samples were subjected to various heat treatments, including quenching and slow cooling from 400K. The dramatic increase in the transmission of the quenched samples, and the relaxation towards the transmission observed in slow cooled samples provides direct evidence for the existence of a metastable insulating phase. Slow cooling results in a phase transition between two electrically conducting phases.

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arXiv1993

No Far-Infrared-Spectroscopic Gap in Clean and Dirty High-T$_C$ Superconductors

We report far infrared transmission measurements on single crystal samples derived from Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2}$CaCu$_{2}$O$_{8}$. The impurity scattering rate of the samples was varied by electron-beam irradiation, 50MeV $^{16}$O$^{+6}$ ion irradiation, heat treatment in vacuum, and Y doping. Although substantial changes in the infrared spectra were produced, in no case was a feature observed that could be associated with the superconducting energy gap. These results all but rule out ``clean limit'' explanations for the absence of the spectroscopic gap in this material, and provide evidence that the superconductivity in Bi$_{2}$Sr$_{2}$CaCu$_{2}$O$_{8}$ is gapless.

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arXiv1993

In-Situ Infrared Transmission Study of Rb- and K-Doped Fullerenes

We have measured the four IR active $C_{60}$ molecular vibrations in $M_{x}C_{60}$ $(M = K, Rb)$ as a function of doping $x$. We observe discontinuous changes in the vibrational spectra showing four distinct phases (presumably $x = 0, 3, 4$, and 6). The $1427cm^{-1}$ and $576cm^{-1}$ modes show the largest changes shifting downward in frequency in four steps as the doping increases. Several new very weak modes are visible in the $x=6$ phase and are possibly Raman modes becoming weakly optically active. We present quantitative fits of the data and calculate the electron-phonon coupling of the $1427cm^{-1}$ IR mode.

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