We theoretically investigate the ground-state properties of a molecular para-hydrogen (p-H2) film in which crystallization is energetically frustrated by embedding sodium (Na) atoms periodically distributed in a triangular lattice. In order to fully deal with the quantum nature of p-H2 molecules, we employ the diffusion Monte Carlo method and realistic semi-empirical pairwise potentials describing the interactions between H2-H2 and Na-H2 species. In particular, we calculate the energetic, structural and superfluid properties of two-dimensional Na-H2 systems within a narrow density interval around equilibrium at zero temperature. In contrast to previous computational studies considering other alkali metal species such as rubidium and potassium, we find that the p-H2 ground-state is a liquid with a significantly large superfluid fraction of ~30%. The appearance of p-H2 superfluid response is due to the fact that the interactions between Na atoms and H2 molecules are less attractive than between H2 molecules. This induces a considerable reduction of the hydrogen density which favours the stabilization of the liquid phase.
Lithium and sodium decorated PHE-graphene for high capacity hydrogen storage: A DFT and GCMC study
Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Low-Dimensional Physics and New Energy, College of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications（南京邮电大学理学院低维物理与新能源江苏省工程研究中心）
Exciton dynamics and high-temperature excitonic superfluidity in S-doped graphyne
São Paulo State University (UNESP)（圣保罗州立大学）；University of Brasília（巴西利亚大学）；University of Rome Tor Vergata（罗马第二大学）；Universidad Privada del Norte（北方私立大学）
