Electron-Phonon Coupling in Charged Buckminsterfullerene
arXiv:cond-mat/9801197 · doi:10.1016/S0009-2614(98)00131-6
Abstract
A simple, yet accurate solution of the electron-phonon coupling problem in C_{60} is presented. The basic idea behind it is to be found in the parametrization of the ground state electronic density of the system calculated making use of ab-initio methods, in term of sp$^{2+x}$ hybridized orbitals. This parametrization allows for an economic determination of the deformation potential associated with the fullerene's normal modes. The resulting electron-phonon coupling constants are used to calculate Jahn-Teller effects in C_{60}^-, and multiple satellite peaks in the corresponding photoemission reaction. Theory provides an accurate account of the experimental findings.
11 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in Chem. Phys. Lett