Solid phase of Krypton on the exterior of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes

Abstract

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<85K), 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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• Uptake of gases in bundles of carbon nanotubes
• Phase transitions on the surface of a carbon nanotube
• Quasi-one and two-dimensional transitions of gases adsorbed on nanotube bundles