Two-dimensional pressure-temperature phase diagram and latent heats of neon adsorbed on exfoliated graphite

Abstract

A two-dimensional pressure-temperature phase diagram was constructed for neon adsorbed on exfoliated graphite using the heat capacity data obtained in our laboratory for this system. The two-dimensional pressures at the triple and critical points were found to beφ t=64×10−6 N/m andφ c=128×10−6 N/m, respectively. From Clapeyron's equation and assuming an ideal behavior for the two-dimensional gas phase, the latent heat of sublimation was calculated as a function of temperature. The latent heat of vaporization was also calculated at the triple point and consequently the latent heat of fusion was found. The following values were obtained at the triple point:l s/k=86 K,l v/k=24 K, andl f/k=62 K.