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Electron-Phonon Interactions in C$_{28}$-derived Molecular Solids

Superconductivity 2009-11-10 v2 Materials Science

Abstract

We present {\it ab initio} density-functional calculations of molecular solids formed from C28_{28}-derived closed-shell fullerenes. Solid C28_{28}H4_4 is found to bind weakly and exhibits many of the electronic structure features of solid C60_{60} with an enhanced electron-phonon interaction potential. We show that chemical doping of this structure is feasible, albeit more restrictive than its C60_{60} counterpart, with an estimated superconducting transition temperature exceeding those of the alkali-doped C60_{60} solids.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0403003,
  title  = {Electron-Phonon Interactions in C$_{28}$-derived Molecular Solids},
  author = {Nichols A. Romero and Jeongnim Kim and Richard M. Martin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0403003},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Lower quality postscript file for Figure 1 is used in the manuscript in order to meet submission quota for pre-print server. Higher quality postscript file available from author: [email protected] This article has been updated to reflect changes incorporated during the peer review process. It is published in PRB 70, 140504(R) 2004