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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Despite the theoretical prediction of an interesting insulator-to-metal transition in rhombohedral C60 polymers (Rh-C60) upon electron doping, very few attempts have been performed up to now to actually intercalate it with donors. In this Letter we show that Rh-C60 converts to the monomer fcc C60 around 450 K; this explains the failure of previous doping attempts which required treatments at higher temperatures. Here we performed the Li doping of Rh-C60 in solution of liquid ammonia, a low temperature technique which avoids thermal depolymerisation. However, the rhombohedral structure is not retained after intercalation, yielding a monomer alkali-metal doped fulleride.
Publisher: 
North-Holland
Publication date: 
26 Sep 2007
Authors: 

D Pontiroli, M Pagliari, M Belli, M Riccò, S Buga

Biblio References: 
Volume: 446 Issue: 1 Pages: 56-58
Origin: 
Chemical Physics Letters