| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 33, Number 3, January III 1996
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 193 - 198 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: structure, thermal and mechanical properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1996-00320-5 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Existence of a liquid-liquid phase transition in CH3Cl adsorbed on graphite
Institut für Experimentalphysik der
Christian-Albrechts-Universität, 24118 Kiel, Leibnizstr. 19, Germany
Received:
14
July
1995
Accepted:
6
December
1995
A compressed monolayer of 
adsorbed on graphite has
been examined by X-ray diffraction, EXAFS and molecular-dynamics
calculations (MD). A two-stage melting process with continuous melting in
one spatial direction (
K), followed by a second process, which
ultimately is discontinuous, has been found. The intermediate liquid state
at 147 K<T<156 K, recently suggested on the basis of a specific-heat
measurement, has been identified as a liquid-crystal–like
phase. It has a high degree of orientational order of the dipolar molecules.
PACS: 61.10.My – Crystal structure solution and refinement techniques / 61.30.Gd – Orientational order of liquid crystals; electric and magnetic field effects on order / 64.70.Ja – Liquid-liquid transitions
© EDP Sciences, 1996
Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.
Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.
Initial download of the metrics may take a while.