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Abstract

Local density-functional total-energy calculations reveal a model for quasispherical nested fullerenes that corresponds to a local minimum on the carbon energy surface and involves a change in ring statistics. The model scales well with fullerene size, is consistent with a recent sputtering mechanism for their formation, and simulated high-resolution TEM images coincide with experimental observations. The calculations yield interlayer energies in the 11¿15 meV/atom range for two C840 molecules and indicate that these quasispherical C840 molecules should be semiconducting with a very small gap.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Life Sciences > Chemistry
Depositing User:	Malcolm Heggie
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 20:57
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2012 17:09
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/28862

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