arXiv · 2407.12436
3He adsorbed on molecular hydrogen surfaces
Abstract
Using a diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) technique, we calculated the phase diagram of 3He adsorbed on a first solid layer of a molecular hydrogen isotope (H2,HD and D2) on top of graphite. The results are qualitatively similar in all cases: a two-dimensional gas spanning from the infinite dilution limit to a second-layer helium density of 0.048 +/- 0.004 Ang^{-2}. That gas is in equilibrium with a 7/12 commensurate structure, more stable than any incommensurate triangular solid of similar density. These findings are in reasonably good agreement with available experimental data.
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M. C. Gordillo, J. Boronat. 2024-07-17. 3He adsorbed on molecular hydrogen surfaces. https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.12436
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