Evidence for a Liquid-to-Crystal Phase Transition in a Classical, Two-Dimensional Sheet of Electrons

作者: C. C. Grimes , G. Adams

DOI: 10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.42.795

关键词: Wigner crystalPhysicsElectronCondensed matter physicsKinetic energyPhase transitionCrystalAtomic physicsPotential energy

摘要: … -crystal phase transition in a sheet of electrons on a liquid-He surface. The phase transition has … The phase transition occurs at F=137+15, where I' is ameasure ofthe ratio of potential …

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