A Molecular Dynamics Study of the Temperature Effects on the Gas-Phase Crystal Growth of C₆₀ Fullerene Molecules

Abstract

To elucidate the temperature effects on the crystal growth of C₆₀ molecules at a molecular level, we performed molecular dynamics calculations for the crystal growth to the substrate and nucleation in gas-phase. We found two crystallization processes: (i) a direct crystal growth of C₆₀ molecules onto the crystal substrate, and (ii) a nucleation in the gas-phase under low temperature conditions.