Buckyballs under Pressure

• Published in: Physica status solidi. B. Basic research Vol. 223; no. 2; pp. 469 - 477
• Main Author: Sundqvist, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin WILEY-VCH Verlag Berlin GmbH 01-01-2001; WILEY‐VCH Verlag Berlin GmbH; Wiley
• Subjects: 61.48.+c; 71.20.Tx; 72.80.Rj; Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Conductivity of specific materials; Electron density of states and band structure of crystalline solids; Electron states; Electronic transport in condensed matter; Exact sciences and technology; Fullerenes and fullerene-related materials; Fullerenes and related materials; Fullerenes and related materials; intercalation compounds; Physics; Structure of solids and liquids; crystallography; Phase diagrams; Electronic structure; Reviews; Electrical conductivity; Pressure effects; Fullerenes; Polymerization; High pressure; Crystal structure
• ISSN: 0370-1972; 1521-3951
• DOI: 10.1002/1521-3951(200101)223:2<469::AID-PSSB469>3.0.CO;2-2

A general overview is given over fullerenes under pressure, with an emphasis on polymeric phases produced by treatment of C60 and C70 under high pressure. The pressure–temperature phase diagrams of these materials are briefly reviewed. The discussion centers on recent advances regarding the details of the crystal structures and the electron structures and electronic transport properties, in particular for the one‐ and two‐dimensional phases of C60. Several polymerized phases of C70 are also discussed.