Supersolid of hardcore Bosons on the face-centered cubic lattice

We investigate a supersolid state in hardcore boson models on the face-centered-cubic (fcc) lattice. The supersolid state is characterized by a coexistence of crystalline order and superfluidity. Using a quantum Monte Carlo method based on the directed-loop algorithm, we calculate static structure factors and superfluid density at finite temperature, from which we obtain the phase diagram. The supersolid phase exists at intermediate fillings between a three-quarter-filled solid phase and a half-filled solid phase. We also discuss the mechanism of the supersolid state on the fcc lattice.
(Abstract of Ref. [1])

(by Takafumi Suzuki)

Reference

[1] T. Suzuki and N. Kawashima, Phys. Rev. B 75, 180502(R) (2007).