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Continuous freezing in three dimensions.

Richard P Sear1, Daan Frenkel

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom.

Physical Review Letters
|June 6, 2003
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Long-range repulsion in hard particle systems transforms freezing transitions into continuous processes. Crystallization still requires nucleation, but bulk phase coexistence yields to microphase separation.

Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Statistical Mechanics

Background:

  • Understanding phase transitions is crucial in condensed matter physics.
  • Hard particle systems provide a fundamental model for studying crystallization.
  • Long-range interactions significantly alter system thermodynamics and kinetics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of long-range repulsion on the freezing transition of hard particles.
  • To determine how continuous freezing affects nucleation and phase coexistence.
  • To characterize the resulting phase behavior, specifically microphase separation.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of a hard particle system with long-range repulsion.
  • Examination of nucleation dynamics under modified interaction potentials.

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  • Phase diagram analysis to identify coexistence regions and separated phases.

    • Main Results:

    • The presence of long-range repulsion renders first-order freezing transitions continuous.
    • Despite the continuous transition, the initial crystallization process still necessitates nucleation.
    • The coexistence of bulk phases is suppressed, leading to microphase separation instead.

    Conclusions:

    • Long-range repulsive forces fundamentally alter the nature of freezing transitions in hard particle systems.
    • Continuous freezing dynamics and microphase separation are key consequences of these interactions.
    • The findings offer insights into the self-assembly and phase behavior of materials with long-range potentials.