Controlling crystal self-assembly using a real-time feedback scheme
arXiv:1210.2636 · doi:10.1063/1.4793527
Abstract
We simulate crystallisation of hard spheres with short-ranged attractive potentials, as a model self-assembling system. We show how measurements of correlation and response functions during assembly can be used to tune the interaction parameters as assembly proceeds, in order to obtain high-quality crystals. The method we use is independent of details of the interaction potential and of the structure of the final crystal - we propose that it could be applied to a wide range of self-assembling systems.
9 pages, 4 figures
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