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Hamilton, Jeffrey John (1983) A Thermodynamic Study of Methane Multilayers Adsorbed on Graphite. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wf4c-q134. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10172019-153324657
Abstract
Thermodynamic measurements of the properties of methane adsorbed on graphite have been made in the range, roughly, of 1-6 molecular layers and 64-105 K. Interpreting the results in the context of current models, a tentative conclusion that layer by layer critical points occur at approximately constant temperature near 78 K is drawn. A line of melting transitions extending from the bulk triple point, Tt = 90.66 K. into the multilayer region at temperaturesnear 90 K is also observed, and while these transitions do not appear to be first order, there is an associated change in entropy. This change in entropy gradually diminishes, and vanishes entirely at about two layers. It is not clear how this line of transitions ends, but it is thermodynamically forbidden from ending in a critical point. Finally, the Landau potential has been constructed and tabulated as a function of its proper variables, namely temperature and chemical potential. This gives a complete thermodynamic description of the methane film in the range studied.
Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) | ||||||
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Subject Keywords: | Physics | ||||||
Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology | ||||||
Division: | Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy | ||||||
Major Option: | Physics | ||||||
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Defense Date: | 23 May 1983 | ||||||
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Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:10172019-153324657 | ||||||
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10172019-153324657 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.7907/wf4c-q134 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 11822 | ||||||
Collection: | CaltechTHESIS | ||||||
Deposited By: | Mel Ray | ||||||
Deposited On: | 17 Oct 2019 23:00 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 16 Apr 2021 22:11 |
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