A superglass is a phase of matter which is characterized by superfluidity and a frozen amorphous structure at the same time. [1]
J.C. Séamus Davis theorised that frozen helium-4 (at 0.2 K and 50 atm) may be a superglass. [1] [2] [3]
Notes
- ^ a b Giulio Biroli; Claudio Chamon; Francesco Zamponi (2008). "Theory of the superglass phase". Physical Review B. 78 (22): 19. arXiv: 0807.2458. Bibcode: 2008PhRvB..78v4306B. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.224306. S2CID 3222218.
- ^ "Press release: Supersolid or superglass? Cornell researchers study a strange state of matter in helium - Cornell Chronicle".
- ^ Yu, Xiaoquan; Mueller, Markus (2012). "Mean field theory of superglasses". Physical Review B. 85 (10): 104205. arXiv: 1111.5956. Bibcode: 2012PhRvB..85j4205Y. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.104205. S2CID 119261743.
References
- Superglass could be new state of matter Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (subscription required)
- A new quantum glass phase: the superglass
- Phys. Rev. Lett. Vol.101, 8th Aug 2008
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