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

N.M. URBAN; S.M. GATICA; M.W. COLE; J.L. RICCARDO

PHYSICAL REVIEW B - CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS

American Institute of Physics

Año: 2005 vol. 71 p. 2454101 - 2454108

0163-1829

We employ canonical Monte Carlo simulations to explore the properties of an Ar film adsorbed on theexternal surface of a bundle of carbon nanotubes. The study is concerned primarily with three properties:specific heat csTd, differential heat of adsorption qd, and Ar-Ar correlation functions gsrd. These measurablefunctions exhibit information about the dependence of film structure on coverage and temperature.