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arxiv: 0708.1315 · v1 · submitted 2007-08-09 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech

Superfluidity of isotopically doped parahydrogen clusters

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keywords hydrogenorthoclustersmoleculesdeuteriumparasubstitutionalsuperfluidity
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It is shown by computer simulations that superfluid {\it para}-hydrogen clusters of more than 22 molecules can be turned insulating and "solidlike" by the replacement of as few as one or two molecules, with ones of the heavier {\it ortho}-deuterium isotope. A much smaller effect is observed with substitutional {\it ortho}-hydrogen. Substitutional {\it ortho}-deuterium molecules prevalently sit in the inner part of the cluster, whereas {\it ortho}-hydrogen impurities reside primarily in the outer shell, near the surface. Implications on the superfluidity of pure {\it para}-hydrogen clusters are discussed.

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