Large effect of polydispersity on defect concentrations in colloidal crystals

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 6764-6768

  Pronk, Sander ^a   Frenkel, Daan ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; FREE ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POINT DEFECTS; PROBABILITY; STACKING FAULTS;

COLLOIDAL CRYSTALS; INTERSTITIALS; POLYDISPERSITY; VACANCIES;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 2342617614     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1667880     Document Type: Article

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