Melting of Colloidal Molecular Crystals on Triangular Lattices

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dc.creatorSarlah, A.
dc.creatorFranosch, T.
dc.creatorFrey, E.
dc.date2005-02-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:03:53Z
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dc.descriptionThe phase behavior of a two-dimensional colloidal system subject to a commensurate triangular potential is investigated. We consider the integer number of colloids in each potential minimum as rigid composite objects with effective discrete degrees of freedom. It is shown that there is a rich variety of phases including ``herring bone'' and ``Japanese 6 in 1'' phases. The ensuing phase diagram and phase transitions are analyzed analytically within variational mean-field theory and supplemented by Monte Carlo simulations. Consequences for experiments are discussed.
dc.description10 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0502586
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0502586
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 95, 088302 (2005)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.088302
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/25924
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleMelting of Colloidal Molecular Crystals on Triangular Lattices
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