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Bose-Einstein Condensation of Molecular Hydrogen in Nanotube Bundles

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

cond-mat.softarXiv:cond-mat/0306450

Abstract

We evaluate the effects of heterogeneity on the density of states of H2 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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