Phys. Rev. B 71, 245410 (2005) - Thermodynamic properties and correlation functions of Ar films on the surface of a bundle of nanotubes

Thermodynamic properties and correlation functions of Ar films on the surface of a bundle of nanotubes

Nathan M. Urban, Silvina M. Gatica, Milton W. Cole, and José L. Riccardo

Phys. Rev. B 71, 245410 – Published 20 June 2005

Abstract

We employ canonical Monte Carlo simulations to explore the properties of an Ar film adsorbed on the external surface of a bundle of carbon nanotubes. The study is concerned primarily with three properties: specific heat $c (T)$ , differential heat of adsorption $q_{d}$ , and Ar-Ar correlation functions $g (r)$ . These measurable functions exhibit information about the dependence of film structure on coverage and temperature.

Received 9 December 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.71.245410

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Nathan M. Urban^*, Silvina M. Gatica^†, and Milton W. Cole^‡

Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-6300, USA

José L. Riccardo^§

Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, 5700 San Luis, Argentina

^*Electronic address: nurban@phys.psu.edu
^†Electronic address: gatica@phys.psu.edu
^‡Electronic address: mwc@psu.edu
^§Electronic address: jlr@unsl.edu.ar

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Vol. 71, Iss. 24 — 15 June 2005

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