Quantum nanofriction in trapped ion chains with a topological defect

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  • L. Timm
  • L. A. Rüffert
  • H. Weimer
  • L. Santos
  • T. E. Mehlstäubler

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Original languageEnglish
Article number043141
JournalPhysical Review Research
Volume3
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 2021

Abstract

Trapped ion systems constitute a well controllable scenario for the study and emulation of nanofriction, and in particular of Frenkel-Kontorova-like models. This is in particular the case when a topological defect is created in a zigzag ion Coulomb crystal, which results in an Aubry transition from free sliding to pinned phase as a function of the trap aspect ratio. We explore the quantum effects of the Aubry transition by means of an effective simplified model, in which the defect is treated like a single quantum particle that experiences an effective Peierls-Nabarro potential and a position-dependent mass. We demonstrate the relevance of quantum tunneling in a finite range of aspect ratios close the critical point, showing that the quantum effects may be observed in the kink dynamics for sufficiently low temperatures. Finally, we discuss the requirements to reveal quantum effects at the Aubry transition in future experiments on trapped ions.

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    cond-mat.quant-gas, physics.atom-ph, quant-ph

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Quantum nanofriction in trapped ion chains with a topological defect. / Timm, L.; Rüffert, L. A.; Weimer, H. et al.
In: Physical Review Research, Vol. 3, No. 4, 043141 , 29.11.2021.

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Timm, L, Rüffert, LA, Weimer, H, Santos, L & Mehlstäubler, TE 2021, 'Quantum nanofriction in trapped ion chains with a topological defect', Physical Review Research, vol. 3, no. 4, 043141 . https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2108.07635, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043141
Timm, L., Rüffert, L. A., Weimer, H., Santos, L., & Mehlstäubler, T. E. (2021). Quantum nanofriction in trapped ion chains with a topological defect. Physical Review Research, 3(4), Article 043141 . https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2108.07635, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043141
Timm L, Rüffert LA, Weimer H, Santos L, Mehlstäubler TE. Quantum nanofriction in trapped ion chains with a topological defect. Physical Review Research. 2021 Nov 29;3(4):043141 . doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2108.07635, 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043141
Timm, L. ; Rüffert, L. A. ; Weimer, H. et al. / Quantum nanofriction in trapped ion chains with a topological defect. In: Physical Review Research. 2021 ; Vol. 3, No. 4.
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