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Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Materials science
  • Cosmology

Background:

  • Topological defects influence material properties across diverse physical systems.
  • The Kibble-Zurek (KZ) mechanism explains defect formation during non-equilibrium phase transitions.
  • Existing KZ scaling laws are validated for planar systems, but their applicability in curved geometries remains unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate topological defect formation in curved elastic surface crystals.
  • Examine the validity of KZ scaling laws in non-planar, non-thermal phase transitions.
  • Explore defect nucleation sequences in spherical and toroidal geometries.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized experimentally confirmed theory for stress-quenching bilayer materials.
  • Analyzed defect densities and nucleation sequences in spherical and toroidal crystal models.
  • Applied principles of non-equilibrium phase transitions and topological defect theory.

Main Results:

  • Defect densities in both spherical and toroidal crystals exhibit Kibble-Zurek-type power laws.
  • Observed defect nucleation sequences align with experimental findings in colloidal crystals.
  • Demonstrated universality of KZ scaling in curved, non-planar systems.

Conclusions:

  • Curved elastic bilayers serve as a macroscopic model for studying non-thermal phase transitions.
  • The findings extend the understanding of universal scaling laws to non-Euclidean geometries.
  • This research bridges theoretical insights with experimental observations in defect formation.