@misc{toufarov_contrasting_behavior_2017, author={Toufarová, M.,Hájková, V.,Chalupský, J.,Burian, T.,Vacík, J.,Vorlícek, V.,Vyšín, L.,Gaudin, J.,Medvedev, N.,Ziaja, B.,Nagasono, M.,Yabashi, M.,Sobierajski, R.,Krzywinski, J.,Sinn, H.,Störmer, M.,Kolácek, K.,Tiedtke, K.,Toleikis, S.,Juha, L.}, title={Contrasting behavior of covalent and molecular carbon allotropes exposed to extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray free-electron laser radiation}, year={2017}, howpublished = {journal article}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.214101}, abstract = {All carbon materials, e.g., amorphous carbon (a-C) coatings and C60 fullerene thin films, play an important role in short-wavelength free-electron laser (FEL) research motivated by FEL optics development and prospective nanotechnology applications. Responses of a-C and C60 layers to the extreme ultraviolet (SPring-8 Compact SASE Source in Japan) and soft x-ray (free-electron laser in Hamburg) free-electron laser radiation are investigated by Raman spectroscopy, differential interference contrast, and atomic force microscopy. A remarkable difference in the behavior of covalent (a-C) and molecular (C60) carbonaceous solids is demonstrated under these irradiation conditions. Low thresholds for ablation of a fullerene crystal (estimated to be around 0.15 eV/atom for C60 vs 0.9 eV/atom for a-C in terms of the absorbed dose) are caused by a low cohesive energy of fullerene crystals. An efficient mechanism of the removal of intact C60 molecules from the irradiated crystal due to Coulomb repulsion of fullerene-cage cation radicals formed by the ionizing radiation is revealed by a detailed modeling.}, note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.214101} (DOI). Toufarová, M.; Hájková, V.; Chalupský, J.; Burian, T.; Vacík, J.; Vorlícek, V.; Vyšín, L.; Gaudin, J.; Medvedev, N.; Ziaja, B.; Nagasono, M.; Yabashi, M.; Sobierajski, R.; Krzywinski, J.; Sinn, H.; Störmer, M.; Kolácek, K.; Tiedtke, K.; Toleikis, S.; Juha, L.: Contrasting behavior of covalent and molecular carbon allotropes exposed to extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray free-electron laser radiation. Physical Review B. 2017. vol. 96, no. 21, 214101. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.96.214101}}