Stambaugh, J.
, VanWorkum, K.
, Douglas, J.
and Losert, W.
(2005),
Polymerization Transition in Two-Dimensional Systems of Dipolar Spheres, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852481
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Polymerization Transition in Two-Dimensional Systems of Dipolar Spheres
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Justin Stambaugh, K VanWorkum, , Wolfgang Losert
Abstract
We investigate the self-organization of dipolar spheres into polymer chains as a fundamental model of self-assembly of particles having anisotropic interactions. Our study involves a combination of simulation and experiments on vertically vibrated magnetic beads simulating a quasi-two-dimensional fluid at equilibrium and corresponding Monte Carlo simulations of interacting dipolar spheres. We find a transition from a gas-like phase to a polymerized phase upon cooling, in accord with the analytic theory of equilibrium polymerization.Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
72
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Keywords
dipolar fluid, equilibrium polymerization, interaction parameter, order parameter, polymerization transition, simulation
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