Smectic filaments in colloidal suspensions of rods

Reference : Smectic filaments in colloidal suspensions of rods


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences : Physics
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7745

Title :	Smectic filaments in colloidal suspensions of rods
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Frenkel, Daan [FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, The Netherlands]
	Schilling, Tanja [FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, The Netherlands]
Publication date :	2002
Journal title :	Physical Review. E ,Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Publisher :	AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC, ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, MD 20740-3844 USA
Volume :	66
Issue/season :	4
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1539-3755
e-ISSN :	1550-2376
Abstract :	[en] In supersaturated isotropic mixtures of hard rods, smectic filaments have recently been observed. We propose a model for formation and growth of these filaments similar to the Hoffman-Lauritzen model for polymer crystallization. Filament thickness is determined by a compromise between maximizing the amount of smectic phase formed and minimizing the nucleation barrier for adding new segments to the growing filament. We compare our analytical results to kinetic Monte Carlo simulations.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7745
DOI :	10.1103/PhysRevE.66.041606

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