Phase diagram and aggregation dynamics of a monolayer of paramagnetic colloids.
Journal Article
We have developed a tunable colloidal system and a corresponding theoretical model for studying the phase behavior of particles assembling under the influence of long-range magnetic interactions. A monolayer of paramagnetic particles is subjected to a spatially uniform magnetic field with a static perpendicular component and a rapidly rotating in-plane component. The sign and strength of the interactions vary with the tilt angle θ of the rotating magnetic field. For a purely in-plane field, θ=90^{∘}, interactions are attractive and the experimental results agree well with both equilibrium and out-of-equilibrium predictions based on a two-body interaction model. For tilt angles 50^{∘}≲θ≲55^{∘}, the two-body interaction gives a short-range attractive and long-range repulsive interaction, which predicts the formation of equilibrium microphases. In experiments, however, a different type of assembly is observed. Inclusion of three-body (and higher-order) terms in the model does not resolve the discrepancy. We further characterize the anomalous regime by measuring the time-dependent cluster size distribution.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Pham, AT; Zhuang, Y; Detwiler, P; Socolar, JES; Charbonneau, P; Yellen, BB
Published Date
- May 12, 2017
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 95 / 5-1
Start / End Page
- 052607 -
PubMed ID
- 28618506
Pubmed Central ID
- 28618506
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2470-0053
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 2470-0045
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1103/physreve.95.052607
Language
- eng