Polydispersity induced solid–solid transitions in model colloids
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Polydispersity induced solid–solid transitions in model colloids
Specialized Monte Carlo simulation techniques and moment free energy method calculations, capable of treating fractionation exactly, are deployed to study the crystalline phase behaviour of an assembly of spherical particles described by a top-hat ‘‘parent’’ distribution of particle sizes. An increase in either the overall density or the degree of polydispersity is shown to generate a successio...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Soft Matter
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1744-683X,1744-6848
DOI: 10.1039/c0sm01367f