Creating two-dimensional solid helium via diamond lattice confinement

Weitong Lin; Yiran Li; Sytze de Graaf; Gang Wang; Junhao Lin; Hui Zhang; Shijun Zhao; Da Chen; Shaofei Liu; Jun Fan; Bart J. Kooi; Yang Lu; Tao Yang; Chin-Hua Yang; Chain Tsuan Liu; Ji-jung Kai

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33601-5

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Creating two-dimensional solid helium via diamond lattice confinement

Weitong Lin,
Yiran Li,
Sytze de Graaf,
Gang Wang,
Junhao Lin,
Hui Zhang,
Shijun Zhao,
Da Chen,
Shaofei Liu,
Jun Fan,
Bart J. Kooi,
Yang Lu,
Tao Yang,
Chin-Hua Yang,
Chain Tsuan Liu,
Ji-jung Kai

Affiliations

Weitong Lin: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Yiran Li: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University
Sytze de Graaf: Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen
Gang Wang: Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology
Junhao Lin: Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology
Hui Zhang: Energy Geoscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Shijun Zhao: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Da Chen: School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University
Shaofei Liu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Jun Fan: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Bart J. Kooi: Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen
Yang Lu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Tao Yang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Chin-Hua Yang: Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Science, National Tsing Hua University
Chain Tsuan Liu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Ji-jung Kai: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33601-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe, and at low temperatures it becomes a quantum crystal with exotic physical properties such as second sound, superfluidity, and giant plasticity. Here authors prepare 2D solid helium at room temperature through diamond lattice confinement.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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