Langevin dynamics simulation of 3D colloidal crystal vacancies and phase transitions

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 5271-5279

  Laghaei, Rozita ^a   Asher, Sanford A ^a   Coalson, Rob D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; VACANCIES;

COLLOIDAL CRYSTALS; CRYSTALLINE COLLOIDAL ARRAYS; DIFFUSION CONSTANT; GEOMETRICAL CHANGES; INTERACTION POTENTIALS; POTENTIAL PARAMETERS; SELF-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; VORONOI POLYHEDRA TESSELLATIONS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84877085341     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp309363h     Document Type: Article

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