Data di Pubblicazione:
2013
Citazione:
Superfluid state of 4He on graphane and graphene–fluoride : anisotropic roton states / M. Nava, D.E. Galli, M.W. Cole, L. Reatto. - In: JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0022-2291. - 171:5/6(2013), pp. 699-710.
Abstract:
We explore the phase behavior of Helium films on two variants of
graphene: graphane (graphene coated with H, denoted GH) and graphene–fluoride
(GF). A semiempirical interaction with these substrates is used in T = 0 K Path Integral
Ground State and finite temperature Path Integral Monte Carlo simulations. We
predict that 4He forms anisotropic fluid states at low coverage. This behavior differs
qualitatively from that on graphite because of the different surface composition, symmetry
and spacing of the adsorption sites. The 4He ground state on both substrates is
thus a self-bound anisotropic superfluid with a superfluid fraction ρs/ρ lower than 1
due to the corrugation of the adsorption potential. In the case of GF such corrugation
is so large that ρs/ρ = 0.6 at T = 0 K and the superfluid is essentially restricted to
move in a multiconnected space, along the bonds of a honeycomb lattice. We predict
a superfluid transition temperature T 0.25 (1.1) K for 4He on GF (GH). We
have studied the elementary excitation spectrum of 4He on GF at equilibrium density
finding a phonon–maxon–roton dispersion relation that is strongly anisotropic in the
roton region. We conclude that these new platforms for adsorption studies offer the
possibility of studying novel superfluid phases of quantum condensed matter.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
adsorption on graphene derivatives ; anisotropic superfluid
Elenco autori:
M. Nava, D.E. Galli, M.W. Cole, L. Reatto
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