Dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in electron transport through single C60 molecules
arXiv:0804.3415 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.78.233401
Abstract
Scanning tunneling spectra on single C60 molecules that are sufficiently decoupled from the substrate exhibit a characteristic fine structure, which is explained as due to the dynamic Jahn-Teller effect. Using electron-phonon couplings extracted from density functional theory we calculate the tunneling spectrum through the C60- anionic state and find excellent agreement with measured data.
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