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Supersolidity in the second layer of $para$-H$_2$ adsorbed on graphite

Other Condensed Matter 2022-03-14 v1

Abstract

We calculated the phase diagram of the second layer of parapara-H2_2 adsorbed on graphite using quantum Monte Carlo methods. The second layer shows an incommensurate triangular crystal structure. By using a symmetric wave function, that makes possible molecule exchanges, we observed that this nearly two-dimensional crystal shows a finite superfluid density around a total density of 0.1650 \AA2^{-2}. The superfluid fraction of this supersolid phase was found to be small, 0.41±\pm0.05 \%, but still experimentally accessible.

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@article{arxiv.2203.03236,
  title  = {Supersolidity in the second layer of $para$-H$_2$ adsorbed on graphite},
  author = {M. C. Gordillo and J. Boronat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.03236},
  year   = {2022}
}

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