STRUCTURE, VIBRATIONAL, AND CALORICAL PROPERTIES OF FULLERENE C60IN TOLUENE SOLUTION

Abstract

The structure, vibrational and calorical properties of fullerene C60 in toluene solution were investigated both experimentally and theoretically in detail. The aggregation kinetics results indicated that the structure of C60 aggregates in toluene could be described as a fractal system. The electronic absorption spectra of C60 toluene solution with different concentration testify to the molecular character of absorption. The vibrational spectrum of smallest stable spherical cluster formed from the 13 single fullerene C60 molecules in toluene solution was calculated using the molecular dynamics approach and compared with Raman spectroscopy data. The numerical values of thermodynamical coefficients αP, βT,βS, cP, cV and sound velocity were determined from the (P-ρ-T) data measured for C60 toluene solution.