Capillary condensation in cylindrical pores: Monte Carlo study of the interplay of surface and finite size effects

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 133, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Winkler, A ^a   Wilms, D ^a   Virnau, P ^a   Binder, K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASAKURA-OOSAWA MODELS; AXIAL DIRECTION; CAPILLARY CONDENSATION; COLLOID-POLYMER MIXTURE; CORRELATION LENGTHS; CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; CYLINDER DIAMETERS; CYLINDRICAL LIQUIDS; CYLINDRICAL PORES; DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; DISORDERED PHASE; DOMAIN STATE; DOUBLE PEAK STRUCTURE; EQUILIBRIUM DOMAIN; FINITE SIZE EFFECT; GAS MODELS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LIQUID TRANSITION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO STUDY; MULTI DOMAINS; PEAK SHAPES; PHASE CO-EXISTENCE; SURFACE EFFECT;

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); HYSTERESIS; LIQUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TEMPERATURE; VAPORS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 78149374551     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3502684     Document Type: Article

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