Topologically-imposed vacancies and mobile solid 3He on carbon nanotube

I. Todoshchenko; M. Kamada; J.-P. Kaikkonen; Y. Liao; A. Savin; M. Will; E. Sergeicheva; T. S. Abhilash; E. Kauppinen; P. J. Hakonen

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33539-8

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Topologically-imposed vacancies and mobile solid 3He on carbon nanotube

I. Todoshchenko,
M. Kamada,
J.-P. Kaikkonen,
Y. Liao,
A. Savin,
M. Will,
E. Sergeicheva,
T. S. Abhilash,
E. Kauppinen,
P. J. Hakonen

Affiliations

I. Todoshchenko: Low Temperature Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
M. Kamada: Low Temperature Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
J.-P. Kaikkonen: Low Temperature Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
Y. Liao: Nano Materials Group, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
A. Savin: Low Temperature Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
M. Will: Low Temperature Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
E. Sergeicheva: Low Temperature Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
T. S. Abhilash: Low Temperature Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
E. Kauppinen: Nano Materials Group, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
P. J. Hakonen: Low Temperature Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33539-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Probing fundamental quantum systems and their phase change is interesting. Here the authors demonstrate the existence of mobile quantum solid phase composed of dimerized 3He atoms and topology-induced vacancies using 3He adsorbed on carbon nanotube.

Published in Nature Communications

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