Girifalco s intermolecular potential between two C60 molecules has been used, in conjunction with molecular dynamics, to study the stability of small (C60)N clusters up to N =25. In agreement with experiment, 13-membered clusters were found to be particularly stable. The melting behavior in these clusters differs from that characteristic of inert gas clusters.
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