Observation of solid–solid transitions in 3D crystals of colloidal superballs

Autor: Janne-Mieke Meijer, Antara Pal, Samia Ouhajji, Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker, Albert P. Philipse, Andrei V. Petukhov
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14352
Popis: Experimental understanding of anisotropic colloid self-organization has not yet caught up with theory. Here, the authors find that the experimental phase behaviour of superballs is more complex than predicted, revealing a solid-solid transition from a plastic crystal to two rhombohedral crystal phases with distinct stacking types.
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