Phase diagram of H-2 adsorbed on graphene

The phase diagram of the first layer of H2 adsorbed on top of a single graphene sheet has been calculated by means of a series of diffusion Monte Carlo simulations. We have found that, as in the case of 4He, the ground state of molecular hydrogen is a √3×√3 commensurate structure, followed, upon a p...

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Autores: Gordillo Bargueño, Maria Carmen|||0000-0003-1521-483X, Boronat Medico, Jordi|||0000-0002-0273-3457
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/8288
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/8288
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.155435
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Monte Carlo method
Monte Carlo, Mètode de
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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Sumario:The phase diagram of the first layer of H2 adsorbed on top of a single graphene sheet has been calculated by means of a series of diffusion Monte Carlo simulations. We have found that, as in the case of 4He, the ground state of molecular hydrogen is a √3×√3 commensurate structure, followed, upon a pressure increase, by an incommensurate triangular solid. A striped phase of intermediate density was also considered and found lying on top of the equilibrium curve separating both commensurate and incommensurate solids.