A COMPUTER-SIMULATION INVESTIGATION INTO THE STABILITY OF THE AB2 SUPERLATTICE IN A BINARY HARD-SPHERE SYSTEM

Authors
ELDRIDGE MD MADDEN PA FRENKEL D
Citation
Md. Eldridge et al., A COMPUTER-SIMULATION INVESTIGATION INTO THE STABILITY OF THE AB2 SUPERLATTICE IN A BINARY HARD-SPHERE SYSTEM, Molecular physics, 80(4), 1993, pp. 987-995
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Molecular physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00268976
Volume
80
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
987 - 995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-8976(1993)80:4<987:ACIITS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The thermodynamic stability of the binary hard-sphere AB2 superlattice structure has been confirmed by means of computer simulations. This i s consistent with the results of experimental studies of suspensions o f hard-sphere colloidal particles. A fit of the Helmholtz free energy surface for the region in phase space where AB2 is found to be stable is presented, together with results for the c/a ratio of this hexagona l crystal.