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   COLLOQUIUM OF THE LABORATORY FOR COMPUTER DESIGN OF MATERIALS
                   School of Computational Sciences
                           (CSI 898-Sec 001)
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  Adsorbed gases in bundles of carbon nanotubes: theory and simulation

                         Silvina Gatica    
    Department of Physics, Penn State, University College, Pennsylvania

 The discovery of carbon nanotubes has led to extensive investigation
of adsorption on these remarkable substrates. Much of this effort has been
directed toward potential applications, such as gas storage and separation,
which exploit the fact that every carbon atom of a single wall carbon nanotube
can provide two surfaces, inside and outside of the tube, for potential gas
adsorption. In this talk I will focus on basic scientific questions
concerning the structural, dynamical and thermal properties of gases confined
in this environment. I will describe results obtained from theoretical
studies and simulations of adsorption in these geometries. 
                        
                      Monday , February 7, 2005
                                  4:30 pm
               Room 206, Science & Tech. I, Fairfax Campus

Refreshments will be served at 4:15 PM.
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