Non-hexagonal lattices from a two species interacting system
Abstract
A two species interacting system motivated by the density functional theory for triblock copolymers contains long range interaction that affects the two species differently. In a two species periodic assembly of discs, the two species appear alternately on a lattice. A minimal two species periodic assembly is one with the least energy per lattice cell area. There is a parameter in and the type of the lattice associated with a minimal assembly varies depending on . There are several thresholds defined by a number If , a minimal assembly is associated with a rectangular lattice whose ratio of the longer side and the shorter side is in ; if , a minimal assembly is associated with a square lattice; if , a minimal assembly is associated with a rhombic lattice with an acute angle in . Only when , this rhombic lattice is a hexagonal lattice. None of the other values of yields a hexagonal lattice, a sharp contrast to the situation for one species interacting systems, where hexagonal lattices are ubiquitously observed.
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@article{arxiv.1902.09611,
title = {Non-hexagonal lattices from a two species interacting system},
author = {Senping Luo and Xiaofeng Ren and Juncheng Wei},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.09611},
year = {2019}
}