https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530170131
Molecular beam deflection experiments on mixed clusters
Permanent dipole of transition metal-C60 compounds
Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Ionique et Moléculaire (UMR 5579 du CNRS) , Université Lyon I et CNRS, 43 boulevard du
11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Corresponding author: a dugourd@lasim.univ-lyon1.fr
Received:
22
November
2000
Published online: 15 September 2001
Gas phase Ti-C60 clusters are studied by molecular beam electric deflection.
The permanent dipole moment of the TiC60 molecule is determined. It is equal to 
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This dipole is due to a transfer of electron from the transition metal atom to the C60
cage. No dipole is observed for Ti(C60)2 molecules. This is in agreement with the
symmetrical dumbbell-like structure that has been previously proposed.
PACS: 33.15.Kr – Electric and magnetic moments (and derivatives), polarizability, and magnetic susceptibility / 36.40.Cg – Electronic and magnetic properties of clusters / 61.48.+c – Fullerenes and fullerene-related materials
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2001
