Effect of surface corrugation on low temperature phases of adsorbed (p-H2)7: A quantum path integral Monte Carlo study

• We characterized various phases of (para-H2)7 adsorbed on graphite.
• The most stable phase depends on the surface corrugation.
• A superfluid/supersolid transition is identified at intermediate surfacecorrugations.

By using path integral Monte Carlo simulations coupled to Replica Exchange algorithms, various phases of (p-H2)7 physically adsorbed on a model graphite surface were identified at low temperatures. At T=0.5 KT=0.5 K, the expected superfluid phase was observed for flat and slightly corrugated surfaces. At intermediate and high corrugations, a “supersolid” phase in C7/16 registry and a solid phase in C1/3 registry were observed, respectively. At higher temperatures, the superfluid is converted to a fluid and the “supersolid” to a solid.