| Literature DB >> 16605751 |
Massimo Boninsegni1, Nikolay Prokof'ev, Boris Svistunov.
Abstract
We study different solid phases of 4He, by means of path integral Monte Carlo simulations based on a recently developed worm algorithm. Our study includes simulations that start off from a high- gas phase, which is then "quenched" down to T = 0.2 K. The low-T properties of the system crucially depend on the initial state. While an ideal hcp crystal is a clear-cut insulator, the disordered system freezes into a superglass, i.e., a metastable amorphous solid featuring off-diagonal long-range order and superfluidity.Entities:
Year: 2006 PMID: 16605751 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.105301
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161