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Solid-solid transition of the size-polydisperse hard sphere system.
- Source :
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The Journal of chemical physics [J Chem Phys] 2009 Jan 21; Vol. 130 (3), pp. 031103. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The solid-solid coexistence of a polydisperse hard sphere system is studied by using the Monte Carlo simulation. The results show that for large enough polydispersity the solid-solid coexistence state is more stable than the single-phase solid. The two coexisting solids have different composition distributions but the same crystal structure. Moreover, there is evidence that the solid-solid transition terminates in a critical point as in the case of the fluid-fluid transition.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1089-7690
- Volume :
- 130
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of chemical physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19173503
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3056412