Controlling crystal self-assembly using a real-time feedback scheme
Abstract
We simulate crystallisation of hard spheres with short-ranged attractive potentials as a model self-assembling system. Using measurements of correlation and response functions, we develop a method whereby the interaction parameters between the particles are automatically tuned during the assembly process, in order to obtain high-quality crystals and avoid kinetic traps. The method we use is independent of the details of the interaction potential and of the structure of the final crystal—we propose that it can be applied to a wide range of self-assembling systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Mar 05, 2013
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.4793527
Entities
People
- Daphne Klotsa
- Robert L Jack
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- University of Bath
- University of Michigan