The quantum mechanical cell model in two dimensions

Abstract
The statistical thermodynamic properties of 2D triangular lattices of neon and argon are calculated for the quantum mechanical version of the non‐self‐consistent cell model. Energy eigenvalues, in a circularly averaged cell potential, are obtained by the numerical integration of the Schrödinger equation for the Lennard‐Jones and Devonshire form of the cell model. A general method is given for treating troublesome singularities in the numerical solution of the 2D Schrödinger equation at low angular momentum. A maximum in the specific heat for highly dilated lattices is observed.