6 papers
Wetting of quantum fluids: a route to free-standing shell-shaped quantum droplets
Francesco Ancilotto
We investigate wetting phenomena between self-bound quantum fluids in a three-component Bose mixture of Na, K, and K atoms. Within a density-functional approac…
Quantum diatomic chain: a supersolid structure in three-component Bose mixture
Francesco Ancilotto
The formation and properties of a supersolid structure in a three-component ultracold Bose gas mixture at T=0 are investigated theoretically. The system consists of 23Na, 39K, and…
Comment on "Shell-Shaped Quantum Droplet in a Three-Component Ultracold Bose Gas"
Francesco Ancilotto
In a recent paper (Y. Ma and X. Cui, Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 043402 (2025)), a new type of shell-shaped Bose-Einstein condensate with a self-bound character has been proposed, made o…
Suppression of capillary instability in a confined quantum liquid filament
Francesco Ancilotto, Michele Modugno, Chiara Fort
Quantum Bose-Bose mixtures with strong attraction can form self-bound, liquid-like droplets stabilized by quantum fluctuations. Despite equilibrium densities much lower than those…
Borophane as substrate for adsorption of He-4: A journey across dimensionality
Stefania De Palo, Saverio Moroni, Francesco Ancilotto +2
In search of substrates for adsorption of He atoms allowing for novel quantum phases in restricted geometry we study the case of borophane. We focus on two allotropes of borophane,…
Dynamical formation of multiple quantum droplets in a Bose-Bose mixture
L. Cavicchioli, C. Fort, F. Ancilotto +3
We report on the formation of multiple quantum droplets in a heteronuclear K-Rb mixture released in an optical waveguide. By a sudden change of the interspecies inter…