Abstract
Previous low-temperature heat capacity measurements down to 2 K have been analyzed as resulting from one-dimensional quantum confinement of single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) vibrational modes [J. Hone et al., Science 289, 1730 (2000)]. We extended the measurements on SWNT ropes from the same preparation technique down to 0.1 K. The specific heat shows three contributions: a well-defined term from nuclear hyperfine interactions in ferromagnetic impurities and a monotonously varying vibrational contribution very sensitive to adsorbed gases, in particular In the best outgassing conditions, the specific heat yields the term originating from intertube coupling, in agreement with J. Hone et al. [Science 289, 1730 (2000)]. The third contribution follows sublinear, power-law T dependence. We discuss our results in relation to inelastic neutron scattering experiments.
- Received 21 September 2001
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.65.113409
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