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Buckling of a Confined Colloidal Crystal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

T. Chou  and
D. R. Nelson
T. Chou
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
D. R. Nelson
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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Abstract

The behavior of colloidal suspensions confined between two plates narrowly spaced is examined. When plate separations are small, only one layer of particles can be confined; however, as plate separation is increased, multiple layers will eventually form. These layers can exist in a variety of structures depending on the energetics of packing. We examine the unstable modes which form as a single layer buckles on its way to forming two layers. Three ordered states are found; which one is selected depends on the form of the interparticle and wall potentials.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 290: Symposium N – Dynamics in Small Confining Systems , 1992 , 305
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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