The cluster vapor to cluster solid transition

Sweatman, Martin B and Lue, Leo (2016) The cluster vapor to cluster solid transition. Journal of Chemical Physics, 144 (17). 171102. ISSN 0021-9606 (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4948784)

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Abstract

Until now, depletion induced transitions have been the hallmark of multicomponent systems only. Monte Carlo simulations reveal a depletion-induced phase transition from cluster vapor to cluster solid in a one-component fluid with competing short range and long range interactions. This confirms a prediction made by earlier theoretical work. Analysis of renormalized cluster-cluster and cluster-vapor interactions suggest that a cluster liquid is also expected within a very narrow range of model parameters. These insights could help identify the mechanisms of clustering in experiments and assist the design of colloidal structures through engineered self-assembly.

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  • Item type:Article
    ID code:56372
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    7 May 2016
    Published
    4 May 2016
    Published Online
    26 April 2016
    Accepted
    Notes:This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in Communication: The cluster vapor to cluster solid transition. Martin B. Sweatman, and Leo Lue. (2016). J. Chem. Phys. 144, 171102. and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4948784
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Chemical and Process Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:13 May 2016 10:53
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:24
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/56372
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