Engel M, Trebin HR (2007)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2007
Publisher: American Physical Society
Book Volume: 98
Journal Issue: 22
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.225505
For the study of crystal formation and dynamics, we introduce a simple two-dimensional monatomic model system with a parametrized interaction potential. We find in molecular dynamics simulations that a surprising variety of crystals, a decagonal, and a dodecagonal quasicrystal are self-assembled. In the case of the quasicrystals, the particles reorder by phason flips at elevated temperatures. During annealing, the entropically stabilized decagonal quasicrystal undergoes a reversible phase transition at 65% of the melting temperature into an approximant, which is monitored by the rotation of the de Bruijn surface in hyperspace.
APA:
Engel, M., & Trebin, H.-R. (2007). Self-assembly of monatomic complex crystals and quasicrystals with a double-well interaction potential. Physical Review Letters, 98(22). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.225505
MLA:
Engel, Michael, and Hans-Rainer Trebin. "Self-assembly of monatomic complex crystals and quasicrystals with a double-well interaction potential." Physical Review Letters 98.22 (2007).
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