Reentrant and isostructural transitions in a cluster-crystal former.
Abstract
We study the low-temperature behavior of a simple cluster-crystal forming system through
simulation. We find the phase diagram to be hybrid between the Gaussian core model
and the penetrable sphere model. The system additionally exhibits S-shaped doubly
reentrant phase sequences as well as critical isostructural transitions between crystals
of different average lattice site occupancy. Because of the possible annihilation
of lattice sites and accompanying clustering, the system moreover shows an unusual
softening upon compression.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12597Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.245701Publication Info
Zhang, Kai; Charbonneau, Patrick; & Mladek, Bianca M (2010). Reentrant and isostructural transitions in a cluster-crystal former. Phys Rev Lett, 105(24). pp. 245701. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.245701. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12597.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Patrick Charbonneau
Professor of Chemistry
Professor Charbonneau studies soft matter. His work combines theory and simulation
to understand the glass problem, protein crystallization, microphase formation, and colloidal
assembly in external fields.
kai zhang
AssistantProfessor of Chemistry at Duke Kunshan University
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