Liquid-gas transition of neon in quasi-one-dimensional environments
Author(s) -
L. Brualla,
M. C. Gordillo
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
physical review. b, condensed matter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1095-3795
pISSN - 0163-1829
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.68.075423
Subject(s) - neon , path integral monte carlo , monte carlo method , atomic physics , liquid gas , materials science , phase transition , carbon nanotube , bundle , nanotube , physics , condensed matter physics , nanotechnology , path integral formulation , argon , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , statistics , mathematics , composite material , quantum
We characterize the behavior of a system of ${\mathrm{Ne}}^{20}$ atoms in a pure one-dimensional environment between 12 and 30 K by means of path integral Monte Carlo calculations. This is a reasonable model to describe neon absorbed inside a narrow carbon nanotube. When embedded in a bundle of those tubes, this quasi-one-dimensional system can undergo a liquid-gas phase transition if nanotubes are narrow and close enough.
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