Open AccessEffects of anisotropy on the resonant scattering of Hydrogen atom from the fullerene C60
Author(s) -
Km Akanksha Dubey,
Korutla Srikanth,
T. V. S. Ramamohan Rao,
Jobin Jose
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.407
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2399-6528
DOI - 10.1088/2399-6528/aba476
Subject(s) - scattering , anisotropy , isotropy , atom (system on chip) , elastic scattering , atomic physics , hydrogen , condensed matter physics , scattering theory , molecular physics , hydrogen atom , physics , materials science , optics , quantum mechanics , computer science , group (periodic table) , embedded system
From a macroscopic point of view, the C 60 and the interaction offered by it is considered spherical because of its symmetry. However, the C 60 is formed of hexagonal and pentagonal rings of Carbons. Therefore, on a microscopic level, the interaction potential offered in the elastic scattering of projectiles from the C 60 is anisotropic. Elastic scattering of Hydrogen atom from the C 60 with the interaction taken to be anisotropic is discussed in the present work. The complex radial and angular dependence of H-C 60 interaction is calculated using the Density Functional Theory. The scattering resonances are seen to be modified to significant extent in comparison with the isotropic scattering case. However, the parameters of the non-resonant scattering are mostly unaffected due to the anisotropic effects.