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To investigate the growth and physical behavior of adsorbed solid argon films under nonequilibrium conditions generated by internal temperature gradients.

August 16, 2026Journal of Low Temperature PhysicsOpen Access

Solid Argon Films Under Nonequilibrium Conditions

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PLPaul LeidererUniversity of Konstanz

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Physical modeling demonstrates temperature gradients drive exceptionally thick solid argon film growth, suggesting mechanisms behind anomalous neon-based qubit substrates.

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To investigate the growth and physical behavior of adsorbed solid argon films under nonequilibrium conditions generated by internal temperature gradients.
Modeled the behavior of adsorbed solid argon films well below the triple point under nonequilibrium conditions.
Imposed and analyzed spatial temperature gradients across the sample cell to evaluate deviations from equilibrium triple-point wetting predictions.
Thermal gradients driven by nonequilibrium conditions cause solid argon films to grow significantly thicker than the few monolayers predicted by standard equilibrium triple-point wetting theory.
Identified a physical mechanism that may explain recent observations of unexpectedly thick solid neon films used in electron qubit experiments.

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Paul Leiderer (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a817a60f2fb91fc834ae1a7 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-026-03460-1

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Physical modeling demonstrates temperature gradients drive exceptionally thick solid argon film growth, suggesting mechanisms behind anomalous neon-based qubit substrates.

Solid Argon Films Under Nonequilibrium Conditions

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