Discontinuous volume change at the orientational-ordering transition in solid C sub 60

X-ray and neutron-diffraction measurements have been used to study the evolution of the lattice parameter of solid C{sub 60} through the orientational-ordering transition. The lattice parameter jumps by +0.044{plus minus}0.004 A on heating, indicating a strongly first-order transition. The average i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 1992-02, Vol.45:8
Hauptverfasser: Heiney, P.A., Vaughan, G.B.M., Fischer, J.E., Coustel, N., Cox, D.E., Copley, J.R.D., Neumann, D.A., Kamitakahara, W.A., Creegan, K.M., Cox, D.M., McCauley, J.P. Jr, Smith, A.B. III
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Zusammenfassung:X-ray and neutron-diffraction measurements have been used to study the evolution of the lattice parameter of solid C{sub 60} through the orientational-ordering transition. The lattice parameter jumps by +0.044{plus minus}0.004 A on heating, indicating a strongly first-order transition. The average isobaric volume thermal-expansion coefficient both above and below the transition is 6.2{plus minus}0.2{times}10{sup {minus}5} K{sup {minus}1}. We observe phase coexistence over a 5-K range, but little if any hysteresis.
ISSN:0163-1829
1095-3795
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.45.4544