ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Fine structure of a confined quantum translator-rotator probed with high-resolution: H2O@C60

Abstract: Highly innovative ‘molecular surgery’ techniques have been developed in recent years to synthesise endofullerenes in which the molecular cage of C60 completely encloses and entraps a quantum rotor such as H2, H2O or HF. The physical entrapment provides a nanolaboratory environment in which to study the isolated quantum rotor and to exploit its physical properties. There is much topical interest in the profound quantum nature of the entrapped species and this INS proposal forms part of a multi-disciplinary international collaboration devoted to endofullerenes. In this proposal we seek to answer some important research questions about the fine-structure of the INS spectrum of H2O@C60, probing for the first time the coupling of translational and rotational angular momentum of entrapped water molecules, both ortho- and para- spin-isomers.

Principal Investigator: Professor Anthony Horsewill
Experimenter: Dr Salvatore Mamone
Experimenter: Professor Richard Whitby
Experimenter: Prof Malcolm Levitt
Local Contact: Dr Jeff Armstrong

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1710045

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1710045

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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