Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Interstitial He and Ne in Nanotube Bundles

  • Published:
Journal of Low Temperature Physics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We explore the properties of atoms confined to the interstitial regions within a carbon nanotube bundle. We find that He and Ne atoms are of ideal size for physisorption interactions, so that their binding energies are much greater there than on planar surfaces of any known material. Hence high density phases exist at even small vapor pressure. There can result extraordinary anisotropic liquids or crystalline phases, depending on the magnitude of the corrugation within the interstitial channels.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

REFERENCES

  1. P. M. Ajayan and S. Iijima, Nature 361, 333 (1993).

    Google Scholar 

  2. A. C. Dillon, K. M. Jones, T. A. Bekkedahl, C. H. Kiang, D. S. Bethune, and M. J. Heben, Nature 386, 377 (1997); E. B. Mackie, R. A. Wolfson, L. M. Arnold, K. Lafdi and A. D. Migone, Langmuir 13, 7197 (1997).

    Google Scholar 

  3. G. Stan and M. W. Cole, Surf. Sci. 395, 280 (1998) and J. Low Temp. Phys. 110, 539 (1998); and private communications from M. Bienfait, J. K. Johnson, M. H. W. Chan, A. D. Migone and H. K. Kim.

    Google Scholar 

  4. A. Thess et al., Science 273 483 (1996).

    Google Scholar 

  5. R. L. Elgin and D. L. Goodstein, Phys. Rev. A 9, 2657 (1974).

    Google Scholar 

  6. G. Constabaris, J. R. Sams, Jr. and G. D. Halsey, Jr., J. Chem. Phys. 37, 915 (1962).

    Google Scholar 

  7. W. A. Steele, J. Phys. Chem. 82, 817 (1978).

    Google Scholar 

  8. R. Aziz, V. P. S. Nain, J. S. Carley, W. L. Taylor and G. T. McConville, J. Chem. Phys. 70, 4330 (1979). We omit substrate mediated interactions, which may be elastic or electromagnetic. For graphite, these are small. See F. Ancilotto and F. Toigo, Sol. St. Comm. 48, 593 (1983) and H. Y. Kim and M. W. Cole, Phys. Rev. B 35, 3990 (1987).

    Google Scholar 

  9. J. M. Kosterlitz and D. J. Thouless, Prog. Low Temp. Phys. VIIB, 371 (1978).

    Google Scholar 

  10. Z.-C. Guo and L. W. Bruch, J. Chem. Phys. 77, 1417 (1982).

    Google Scholar 

  11. M. W. Cole and F. Toigo, Phys. Rev. B 23, 3914 (1981). Perfectly aligned tubes were considered (d = 9.95 Å), i.e. radial lines from z = 0 to the axis of each tube intersect the center of a hexagon.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics and Center for Materials Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Davey Lab, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    George Stan, Vincent H. Crespi & Milton W. Cole

  2. Department of Physics, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA

    Massimo Boninsegni

Authors
  1. George Stan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Vincent H. Crespi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Milton W. Cole
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Massimo Boninsegni
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Stan, G., Crespi, V.H., Cole, M.W. et al. Interstitial He and Ne in Nanotube Bundles. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 113, 447–452 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022500128152

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022500128152

Keywords

Search

Navigation