Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Bubble, stripe, and ring phases in a two-dimensional cluster with competing interactions.

K Nelissen1, B Partoens, F M Peeters

  • 1Departement Fysica, Universiteit Antwerpen (Campus Middelheim), Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium. kwinten.nelissen@ua.ac.be

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|August 11, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Charged particles in a 2D trap form distinct structures like bubbles and stripes based on interaction forces. These findings reveal general rules for particle organization and predict large system configurations from small ones.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Layer-selective hydrogenation and proton transport in twisted bilayer graphene.

Nature communications·2026
Same author

Mechanism of the electrochemical hydrogenation of graphene.

Nature communications·2025
Same author

Control of proton transport and hydrogenation in double-gated graphene.

Nature·2024
Same author

8-<i>Pmmn</i> borophene: edge states in competition with Landau levels and local vacancy states.

Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP·2024
Same author

Gate-controlled suppression of light-driven proton transport through graphene electrodes.

Nature communications·2023
Same author

Correction to "Unveiling the Electronic Structure of Pseudotetragonal WO<sub>3</sub> Thin Films".

The journal of physical chemistry letters·2023

Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Statistical mechanics
  • Computational physics

Background:

  • Understanding particle interactions is crucial for predicting system behavior.
  • Confined systems exhibit unique emergent properties.
  • Competing potentials lead to complex phase behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the structural organization of classical charged particles in a 2D trap.
  • To explore the influence of competing short-range attraction and long-range repulsion potentials.
  • To establish phase diagrams and derive general rules for particle configurations.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations of classical charged particles in a two-dimensional harmonic trap.
  • Analysis of systems with varying numbers of particles (N=2 to N=6).

Related Experiment Videos

  • Systematic variation of interaction potential parameters (short-range attraction and long-range repulsion).

    • Main Results:

    • Observed particle self-organization into distinct phases: bubbles, stripes, and ringlike structures.
    • Detailed phase diagrams illustrating structural transitions based on potential parameters and particle number.
    • Identified general rules governing transitions between configurations.

    Conclusions:

    • The structure of confined charged particles is highly sensitive to interaction potential details.
    • A small number of particles can predict the ground state configurations of larger systems.
    • The study provides a framework for understanding complex self-assembly in interacting particle systems.