On Possible Coexistence of Superconductivity and Charge Density Wave in Hole Doped C₆₀

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We study metallic behavior and superconductivity in C₆₀ materials in terms of a tight binding model characterized by an intramolecular, nonretarded attraction. It was shown previously that, at intermediate coupling, the model possesees a state in which s-wave superconductivity coexists with a charge density wave, the latter stabilized by intersite repulsion. The CDW causes Tc to decrease near half filling. We examine the conditions under which such a state may exist in C₆₀. The key issue is the role of metallic screening which is treated in a parameter-free fashion. We show that screening is strong enough to stabilize a conventional (i.e., without a CDW) state in electron-doped C₆₀ and A₃C₆₀. But in hole-doped C₆₀, for which Tc peaks away from half filling, a CDW-superconductor can not be ruled out. We discuss some normal state anomalies for such a state.