Shake-induced order in nanosphere systems
Materials Science
2009-09-29 v1
Abstract
Self-assembled patterns obtained from a drying nanosphere suspension are investigated by computer simulations and simple experiments. Motivated by the earlier experimental results of Sasaki and Hane and Schope, we confirm that more ordered triangular lattice structures can be obtained whenever a moderate intensity random shaking is applied on the drying system. Computer simulations are realized on an improved version of a recently elaborated Burridge-Knopoff-type model. Experiments are made following the setup of Sasaki and Hane, using ultrasonic radiation as source for controlled shaking.
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@article{arxiv.0802.0875,
title = {Shake-induced order in nanosphere systems},
author = {F. Jarai-Szabo and Z. Neda and S. Astilean and C. Farcau and A. Kuttesch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.0875},
year = {2009}
}
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7 pages, 10 figures