# Structure and properties of a novel fulleride 𝑆⁢𝑚₆⁢𝐶₆₀

## acknowlegments

This work is supported by Grant from Natural Science Foundation of China.

FIGURE CAPTIONS   

Figure 1:

X-ray diffraction pattern of the sample $`Sm_6C_{60}`$ collected with synchrotron radiation. The synchrotron beam was monochromatized to 0.8500 Å. The crosses are experimental points and the solid line is a Rietveld fit to the model $`Sm_6C_{60}`$ in the space group $`I_m`$$`{}_{}{}^{}{}_{3}{}^{}`$. The allowed reflection positions are denoted by ticks.   

Figure 2:

Room temperature Raman spectrum of $`Sm_6C_{60}`$. The results of a line-shape analysis for $`H_g(2)`$ mode are shown (inset). The dash lines are computer fits for the individual components, which add up to the full line on the top of the experimental results.   

Figure 3:

The temperature dependence of resistivity for the polycrystalline $`Sm_6C_{60}`$. Inset plots the same data as $`ln\rho `$ vs $`T^{1/2}`$. A linear relation would be expected if the charge transport did follow the granular-metal theory.