Eur. Phys. J. D 33, 35-38 (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2005-00027-7

Aharonov-Carmi effect and energy shift of valence electrons in rotating C₆₀ molecules

¹ Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Yuquan 310027, P.R. China
² Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Yuquan 310027, P.R. China
³ Institute of Condensed Matter Physics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Hangzhou Teacher's College, Hangzhou 310012, P.R. China

Corresponding author: ^a jqshen@coer.zju.edu.cn

Received: 26 October 2004
Published online: 15 February 2005

Abstract

The molecular Aharonov-Carmi (A-C) effect is considered for C₆₀ molecules. It is shown that the valence electrons in rapidly rotating C₆₀ molecules acquire an A-C phase shift, which is proportional to the molecular angular velocity flux enclosed by the valence-electron matter wave on the C₆₀ molecular shell. The energy shift of the valence electrons due to both the molecular rapid rotation and the molecular A-C phase shift is calculated.