Experimental determination of the interaction potential between a helium atom and the interior surface of a C<sub>60</sub> fullerene molecule.
George R. Bacanu, Tanzeeha Jafari, M. Aouane, Jyrki Rantaharju, Mark C. Walkey, Gabriela Hoffman, Anna Shugai, U. Nagel, Mónica Jiménez‐Ruiz, A.J. Horsewill, S. Rols, T. Rõõm, Richard J. Whitby, Malcolm H. Levitt
Abstract
, synthesized by molecular surgery techniques. The experimentally derived potential is compared to estimates from quantum chemistry calculations and from sums of empirical two-body potentials.
Topics & Concepts
FullereneIntermolecular forceHeliumMoleculeChemistryPotential energyLondon dispersion forceAtomic physicsAtom (system on chip)Range (aeronautics)Interaction energyPotential energy surfaceAtoms in moleculesChemical physicsMolecular physicsvan der Waals forceMaterials sciencePhysicsComposite materialComputer scienceOrganic chemistryEmbedded systemFullerene Chemistry and ApplicationsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesAtomic and Molecular Physics