Beltlike C(60)(-) electron spin density distribution in the organic ferromagnet TDAE-C(60)

Phys Rev Lett. 2002 Feb 25;88(8):086402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.086402. Epub 2002 Feb 8.

Abstract

The observed huge increase in the width of the (3C)NMR spectra of TDAE-C(0 )n the middle of the ferromagnetic phase at 10 K is due to a Jahn-Teller distortion of the C(60 )(-) which becomes visible in view of the resulting changes in the Fermi contact electron-(13)C NMR shifts. The shape of the (13)C spectra allows for a direct determination of the belt-like redistribution of the unpaired electron spin density on the C(60)(-) ions, which is responsible for the relatively high ferromagnetic transition temperature in this purely organic system.