HEXATICALLY ORDERED SUPERFLUIDS

被引:17
作者
MULLEN, K
STOOF, HTC
WALLIN, M
GIRVIN, SM
机构
[1] UNIV UTRECHT, INST THEORET PHYS, 3508 TD UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS
[2] ROYAL INST TECHNOL, DEPT THEORET PHYS, S-10044 STOCKHOLM 70, SWEDEN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.4013
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We develop a theory for a novel state of He-4 films that possesses off-diagonal order (as in the superfluid state) as well as hexatic or bond orientational order. Within our description, both the hexatic and superfluid transitions are still of the Kosterlitz-Thouless type, but the superfluid stiffness is sensitive to the hexatic transition. We briefly discuss the possible relevance of this work to recent experiments on submonolayer helium films.
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页码:4013 / 4016
页数:4
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