Superfluidity in H2films

M. C. Gordillo; D. M. Ceperley

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.3010

Superfluidity in H₂films

M. C. Gordillo, D. M. Ceperley

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Abstract

Path integral Monte Carlo calculations were used to study a 2D system of H₂ molecules. The ground state on a flat substrate is a triangular lattice, a localized solid. We find that the introduction of some weakly attractive impurities (specifically alkali metal atoms) in the right concentration (∼0.01 Å^-2) stabilizes a liquid hydrogen phase of concentration 0.04 Å^-2 which undergoes a Kosterlitz-Thouless superfluid transition below approximately 1.2 K.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3010-3013
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	79
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.3010
State	Published - 1997

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