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View SchemaOn the Novel Superfluidity in the Second Layer of $^4$He on Graphite
| Authors | Jun Usami, Hiroshi Fukuyama |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | 2601.05719vv1 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05719 |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Abstract
Evidence for a new type of superfluid phase in second-layer $^4$He on graphite has been obtained from simultaneous measurements of torsional-oscillator response and heat-capacity on exactly the same sample down to 30 mK, which resolve substrate-related uncertainties in the previous studies. The new phase hosts both superfluidity and enhanced viscoelasticity, and is stable over a finite density interval, strongly supporting the proposed superfluid liquid-crystal hypothesis. A random-Josephson-network analysis shows that the widely reported log-$T$ dependence of the superfluid density is likely due to substrate imperfections.
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