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Spatial Separation of Molecular Conformers and Clusters

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Published on: January 9, 2014

Partial clustering prevents global crystallization in a binary 2D colloidal glass former.

F Ebert¹, G Maret, P Keim

¹Fachbereich für Physik, Universität Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.

The European Physical Journal. E, Soft Matter

|July 14, 2009

Summary

Super-paramagnetic colloidal particles in a 2D system show partial clustering dependent on particle concentration, not interaction strength. This clustering appears to prevent global crystallization in the model system.

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Area of Science:

Soft matter physics
Colloidal science
Statistical mechanics

Background:

Super-paramagnetic colloidal particles exhibit long-range dipolar interactions.
Gravity confines particles to a flat interface, creating a 2D system.
The system models the 2D glass transition.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate the partial clustering of small particles in a binary mixture.
Determine the dependence of clustering on particle concentration and interaction strength.
Explore the role of partial clustering in preventing global crystallization.

Main Methods:

Video microscopy for particle observation.
External magnetic fields to control dipolar interaction strength.
Minkowski functionals and partial structure factors for quantification.

Main Results:

Partial clustering of small particles is observed.
Clustering is strongly dependent on the relative concentration of big and small particles.
Clustering is independent of the dipolar interaction strength.

Conclusions:

Partial clustering is a key phenomenon in this 2D colloidal system.
The observed clustering does not rely on interaction strength, but on concentration.
Partial clustering may inhibit the global crystallization of the system.