Why are fluid densities so low in carbon nanotubes?

The equilibrium density of fluids under nanoconfinement can differ substantially from their bulk density. Using a mean-field approach to describe the energetic landscape near the carbon nanotube (CNT) wall, we obtain analytical results describing the lengthscales associated with the layering observe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Gerald Jonathan, Hadjiconstantinou, Nicolas
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Institute of Physics (AIP) 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107891
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1670-2264