Topological matter: graphene and superfluid 3He
Abstract
Physics of graphene and physics of superfluid phases of 3He have many common features. Both systems are topological materials where quasiparticles behave as relativistic massless (Weyl, Majorana or Dirac) fermions. We formulate the points where these features are overlapping. This will allow us to use graphene for study the properties of superfluid 3He, to use superfluid 3He for study the properties of graphene, and to use the combination to study the physics of topological quantum vacuum. We suggest also some particular experiments with superfluid 3He using graphene as an atomically thin membrane impenetrable for He atoms but allowing for spin, momentum and energy transfer.
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@article{arxiv.1310.3581,
title = {Topological matter: graphene and superfluid 3He},
author = {M. I. Katsnelson and G. E. Volovik},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.3581},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
12 pages, no figures, JOLT style, prepared for Proceedings of Microkelvin Workshop 2013, modified after referee reports