How stable are molecular dianions?
Sammanfattning
Since the discovery of fullerenes, the C60 molecule has attracted considerable
attention because of its high level of symmetry and its ability to act as a platform
for studying interacting electrons. It can be created as a doubly negatively
charged ion in vacuum, which has raised the question of whether it is stable or
meta stable. In this thesis we use a simple model to calculate the lifetime of
the C2-60 molecule. Through tunneling calculations, it is found that the lifetime
should be measurable if the dianions can be stored for up to a minute.
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