Atoms in nanotubes: small dimensions and variable dimensionality

Abstract

Newly discovered carbon nanotubes provide an environment in which small atoms move relatively freely. An assembly of such atoms provides a realization of a quasi-one dimensional system which is an ideal testing ground for concepts and mathematics of statistical physics.

13 pages, 9 figures, to be published in Am. J. Phys

References in corpus (2)

• Atomic resolution STM imaging of a twisted single-wall carbon nanotube
• Interstitial He and Ne in Nanotube Bundles

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