1. Nomenclature: The terms “binding energy” and “dissociation energy” are equivalent. The first is usually used for clusters whereas the second is for stable molecules. Because C60 can be considered to be either a carbon cluster or a stable molecule, both terms apply. In addition, the term “evaporation energy,” ΔEvap is also being used because clusters are considered to bridge the gap between isolated molecules in the gas phase and condensed phases. Finally, the activation energy, Ea, of (1) reaction (1) is also considered to be equal to the C2 binding energy since there is no activation energy for the reverse reaction.
2. Thermionic Emission and Fragmentation ofC60
3. Correspondence
4. Kinetic energy release distributions and evaporation energies for metastable fullerene ions
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