Thermodynamic characterization of a dichloromethane-xenon film adsorbed on (0001) graphite

Xenon adsorption between 95 and 115 K on graphite pre-plated with a dichloromethane monolayer results in a partial displacement of the pre-adsorbed layer and in the formation of a two-dimensional (dichloromethane-xenon) solution. When the dichloromethane pre-plating is in the sub-monolayer range, a xenon monolayer is condensed on the bare part of the surface before the composite layer organization. For dichloromethane coverages greater than a monolayer, kinetic problems arise for the formation of xenon bilayer patches, which implies in this case its separation from the two-dimensional solution.