The second layer of 4He adsorbed on a graphite substrate is studied by Quantum Monte Carlo simulations. We make use of a microscopic model of the substrate fully accounting for its corrugation, and compare the results to those obtained with a smooth substrate. The only effect of corrugation is a ∼20% reduction of the value of the superfluid fraction of the top layer, in the limit of zero temperature. No evidence of any commensurate (7/12) crystalline and/or “supersolid” phase is found; the superfluid transition temperature is estimated to be ∼0.75 K. We discuss the implication of these findings on the interpretation of recent experiments.
Superfluid transition of the second layer of 4He on graphite: Does substrate corrugation matter?
Moroni, Saverio
2023
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The second layer of 4He adsorbed on a graphite substrate is studied by Quantum Monte Carlo simulations. We make use of a microscopic model of the substrate fully accounting for its corrugation, and compare the results to those obtained with a smooth substrate. The only effect of corrugation is a ∼20% reduction of the value of the superfluid fraction of the top layer, in the limit of zero temperature. No evidence of any commensurate (7/12) crystalline and/or “supersolid” phase is found; the superfluid transition temperature is estimated to be ∼0.75 K. We discuss the implication of these findings on the interpretation of recent experiments.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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