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arXiv:cond-mat/0306450

Bose-Einstein Condensation of Molecular Hydrogen in Nanotube Bundles

Francesco Ancilotto, M. Mercedes Calbi, Silvina M. Gatica, Milton W. Cole

Published Jun 17, 2003• 0 citations
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Abstract

We evaluate the effects of heterogeneity on the density of states of H$_2$ 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.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0306450

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