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Superfluid Hydrogen In Nanoscale Confinement
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- Author / Creator
- Omiyinka, Tokunbo P
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Confinement is known to suppress order in condensed matter. This is well
exemplified in phase transitions such as freezing, as well as the superfluid
transition in liquid helium, which occur at lower temperatures in confinement
than in the bulk. We provide in this thesis a demonstration of a physical
setting in which the reverse takes place. Particularly, the enhancement of
the superfluid response of parahydrogen confined to nanoscale size cavities
is illustrated by means of first principle computer simulations. Prospects to
stabilize and observe the long investigated but yet elusory bulk superfluid
phase of parahydrogen in objectively designed porous media are discussed. -
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- Graduation date
- Fall 2014
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Master of Science
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.