“…1 -3 Recently, we published Raman scattering and x-ray diffraction data on molecular C 60 compressed in a DAC. 4,5 In this study, we observed significant and remarkable differences in the pressure dependences of the Raman spectra measured with and without the use of MEW. In particular, we observed that: (1) the wavenumber of the A g 2 band of molecular C 60 increases linearly with increasing uniaxial pressure between ambient and 40 kbar, (2) between 40 and 80 kbar, the wavenumbers deviate from linearity, exhibit a turnaround at about 73 kbar, and subsequently resume the linear pressure dependence up to about 311 kbar, and (3) when MEW is used as the pressure-transmitting medium, the pressure dependence of the wavenumbers, although qualitatively similar, exhibits significant differences between (a) the pressure at which non-linearity sets in and (b) the range of pressures over which the non-linearity persists.…”