Stability of C20 fullerene chains
arXiv:0705.0897 · doi:10.1134/S0021364007070089
Abstract
The stability of (C20)N chains with N = 3 - 7 is analyzed by numerical simulation using a tight-binding potential and molecular dynamics. Various channels of losing the cluster-chain structure of the (C20)N complexes are observed, including the decay of C20 clusters, their coalescence, and the separation of one C20 fullerene from the chain.
To appear in JETP Letters