SUPERFLUID-INSULATOR TRANSITION IN HE-4 FILMS ADSORBED IN VYCOR GLASS

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作者
CROWELL, PA
VANKEULS, FW
REPPY, JD
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV, CTR MAT SCI, ITHACA, NY 14853 USA
[2] CORNELL UNIV, ATOM & SOLID STATE PHYS LAB, ITHACA, NY 14853 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.1106
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have measured the heat capacity of He-4 films adsorbed in Vycor glass for temperatures down to 10 mK and coverages close to the critical coverage for the onset of superfluidity at T = 0. The data show that the critical coverage corresponds to a mobility edge in the chemical potential, below which the He-4 film is an insulator with a gap. We find no evidence for the existence of a gapless Bose glass phase.
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页码:1106 / 1109
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