Department of Physics Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
1-15-1994
Publication Source
Physical Review B
Volume
49
Issue
4
Start Page
2878
Last Page
2881
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.49.2878
Abstract
Orientational ordering transitions in C70 are studied by constructing a Landau free energy in terms of order parameters describing long-range orientational order. This theory predicts that the transition from the orientationally disordered state into a partially ordered state, where the long axes of the molecules are parallel to one another, is discontinuous with an elastic distortion. Order parameters describing the lower temperature transition, where spinning about the long axis becomes hindered, are also discussed.
Recommended Citation
Sachidanandam, R., & Harris, A. (1994). Mean-Field Theory for C70. Physical Review B, 49 (4), 2878-2881. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.49.2878
Date Posted: 12 August 2015
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