Predicting the self-assembly of a model colloidal crystal
Soft Condensed Matter
2015-03-19 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We investigate the self-assembly (crystallisation) of particles with hard cores and isotropic, square-well interactions, using a Monte Carlo scheme to simulate overdamped Langevin dynamics. We measure correlation and response functions during the early stages of assembly, and we analyse the results using fluctuation-dissipation theorems, aiming to predict which systems will self-assemble successfully and which will get stuck in disordered states. The early-time correlation and response measurements are made before significant crystallisation has taken place, indicating that dynamical measurements are valuable in measuring a system's propensity for kinetic trapping.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1103.2037,
title = {Predicting the self-assembly of a model colloidal crystal},
author = {Daphne Klotsa and Robert L. Jack},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.2037},
year = {2015}
}