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Bubbles in superfluid helium containing six and eight electrons: Soft, quantum nanomaterial
The role of quantum fluctuations in the self-assembly of soft materials is relatively unexplored, which could be important in the development of next-generation quantum materials. Here, we report two species of nanometer-sized bubbles in liquid helium-4 that contain six and eight electrons, forming...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8270494/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34244135 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abi7128 |
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author | Yadav, Neha Sen, Prosenjit Ghosh, Ambarish |
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description | The role of quantum fluctuations in the self-assembly of soft materials is relatively unexplored, which could be important in the development of next-generation quantum materials. Here, we report two species of nanometer-sized bubbles in liquid helium-4 that contain six and eight electrons, forming a versatile, platform to study self-assembly at the intersection of classical and quantum worlds. These objects are formed through subtle interplay of the short-range electron-helium repulsion and easy deformability of the bulk liquid. We identify these nanometric bubbles in superfluid helium using cavitation threshold spectroscopy, visualize their decoration of quantized vortex lines, and study their creation through multiple methods. The objects were found to be stable for at least 15 milliseconds at 1.5 kelvin and can therefore allow fundamental studies of few-body quantum interactions under soft confinements. |
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spelling | pubmed-82704942021-07-16 Bubbles in superfluid helium containing six and eight electrons: Soft, quantum nanomaterial Yadav, Neha Sen, Prosenjit Ghosh, Ambarish Sci Adv Research Articles The role of quantum fluctuations in the self-assembly of soft materials is relatively unexplored, which could be important in the development of next-generation quantum materials. Here, we report two species of nanometer-sized bubbles in liquid helium-4 that contain six and eight electrons, forming a versatile, platform to study self-assembly at the intersection of classical and quantum worlds. These objects are formed through subtle interplay of the short-range electron-helium repulsion and easy deformability of the bulk liquid. We identify these nanometric bubbles in superfluid helium using cavitation threshold spectroscopy, visualize their decoration of quantized vortex lines, and study their creation through multiple methods. The objects were found to be stable for at least 15 milliseconds at 1.5 kelvin and can therefore allow fundamental studies of few-body quantum interactions under soft confinements. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2021-07-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8270494/ /pubmed/34244135 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abi7128 Text en Copyright © 2021 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, so long as the resultant use is not for commercial advantage and provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Yadav, Neha Sen, Prosenjit Ghosh, Ambarish Bubbles in superfluid helium containing six and eight electrons: Soft, quantum nanomaterial |
title | Bubbles in superfluid helium containing six and eight electrons: Soft, quantum nanomaterial |
title_full | Bubbles in superfluid helium containing six and eight electrons: Soft, quantum nanomaterial |
title_fullStr | Bubbles in superfluid helium containing six and eight electrons: Soft, quantum nanomaterial |
title_full_unstemmed | Bubbles in superfluid helium containing six and eight electrons: Soft, quantum nanomaterial |
title_short | Bubbles in superfluid helium containing six and eight electrons: Soft, quantum nanomaterial |
title_sort | bubbles in superfluid helium containing six and eight electrons: soft, quantum nanomaterial |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8270494/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34244135 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abi7128 |
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