Abstract
The energy of icosahedral C60x- anions are calculated for 1 ≤ x ≤ 10 by means of the Roothaan open shell theory modified to take account of the icosahedral point group symmetry. The volume π electron approximation is used. It is shown that the energies of C60x- can be fitted by a quadratic dependence on x similar to that used for atomic ions. The influence of the crystalline field on C60x- in the alkali-doped crystals is estimated analytically by evaluation of the Madelung constants. As a whole the obtained data on the relative stability of the various crystalline phases correspond well to the results obtained by Fleming et al. (Nature, 352 (1991) 701).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 269-275 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM |
| Volume | 283 |
| Issue number | C |
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| State | Published - Jul 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |