Crystalline order in superfluid 3He films
| dc.creator | Vorontsov, A. B. | |
| dc.creator | Sauls, J. A. | |
| dc.date | 2006-01-25 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T12:38:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T12:38:27Z | |
| dc.description | We predict an inhomogeneous phase of superfluid 3He films in which translational symmetry is spontaneously broken in the plane of the film. This phase is energetically favored over a range of film thicknesses, $D_{c_2}(T)<D<D_{c_1}(T)$, separating distinct homogeneous superfluid phases. The instability at the critical film thickness, $D_{c_2}\approx 9 ξ(T)$, is a single-mode instability generating striped phase order in the film. Numerical calculations of the order parameter and free energy indicate a second-order instability to a periodic lattice of degenerate B-like phases separated by domain walls at $D_{c_1}\approx 12 ξ(T)$. The striped phase should be identifiable in transport and nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, 4 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601565 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601565 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 045301 (2007) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.045301 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/218765 | |
| dc.subject | Superconductivity | |
| dc.title | Crystalline order in superfluid 3He films | |
| dc.type | text |