Atoms in nanotubes: Small dimensions and variable dimensionality
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- Published by American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in American Journal of Physics
- Vol. 67 (12) , 1170-1176
- https://doi.org/10.1119/1.19103
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.Keywords
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