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Isomerization and channels of the loss of stability in chains of C20 fullerenes

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The stability of quasi-one-dimensional chains consisting of C20 fullerenes is investigated theoretically. The heights U of the potential barriers separating different metastable configurations (C20) N and the potential barriers preventing the decay of C20 fullerences in the chains and their coalescence are determined. The results obtained indicate that chains with N ≫ 1 are characterized by a high stability and have a large number of isomers separated by low barriers.

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Original Russian Text © A.I. Podlivaev, L.A. Openov, 2008, published in Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2008, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 954–958.

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Podlivaev, A.I., Openov, L.A. Isomerization and channels of the loss of stability in chains of C20 fullerenes. Phys. Solid State 50, 996–1000 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783408050326

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