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Bose-Einstein Condensation of Molecular Hydrogen in Nanotube Bundles

Soft Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We evaluate the effects of heterogeneity on the density of states of H2_2 molecules inside interstitial channels within bundles of carbon nanotubes. As temperature (T) falls, the density increases within those tubes having the greatest binding energy. At T ~ 10 mK, the molecules undergo Bose-Einstein condensation, exhibiting a singular heat capacity.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0306450,
  title  = {Bose-Einstein Condensation of Molecular Hydrogen in Nanotube Bundles},
  author = {Francesco Ancilotto and M. Mercedes Calbi and Silvina M. Gatica and Milton W. Cole},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0306450},
  year   = {2007}
}