THERMODYNAMIC MODEL OF THE ORDERING TRANSITION IN SOLID C-60

Authors
SAITO R DRESSELHAUS G DRESSELHAUS MS
Citation
R. Saito et al., THERMODYNAMIC MODEL OF THE ORDERING TRANSITION IN SOLID C-60, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 49(3), 1994, pp. 2143-2147
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
49
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2143 - 2147
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1994)49:3<2143:TMOTOT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A thermodynamic model of the rotational phase transition in solid C-60 is presented. The phase transition which appears at 257 K is a first- order phase transition in which a competition occurs between entropy g ain by rotation and energy gain by intermolecular attraction. The anom aly in the specific heat, and the entropy and enthalpy changes observe d at the critical temperature are well reproduced in the present numer ical results.