Polymerization transitions in two-dimensional systems of dipolar spheres
- 15 September 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 72 (3), 031301
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.72.031301
Abstract
We investigate the self-organization of dipolar spheres into polymer chains as a fundamental model of the self-assembly of particles having anisotropic interparticle interactions. Our study involves a combination of modeling with vertically vibrated magnetic beads simulating a quasi-two-dimensional fluid at equilibrium and corresponding Monte Carlo simulations of hard spheres with embedded extended dipoles. We find a transition from a gas-like phase to a polymerized phase upon cooling, in accord with the analytic theory of equilibrium polymerization.Keywords
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