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Solid Phase of Krypton on the Exterior of Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

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We have computed the adsorption of Krypton in a closed single-walled carbon nanotube using the method of Grand Canonical Monte Carlo. Our results indicate evidence of an incommensurate solid formed at high pressure and low temperature (T<85 K), before the formation of a second layer. The solid melts above that temperature. Our simulations are in good agreement with novel experimental results for adsorption in individual carbon nanotubes.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, 2355 6th St. NW, Washington, DC, USA

    Oludotun B. Ode & Silvina M. Gatica

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Ode, O.B., Gatica, S.M. Solid Phase of Krypton on the Exterior of Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. J Low Temp Phys 161, 367–374 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-010-0218-z

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