Structural trends in clusters of quadrupolar spheres

Details Structural trends in clusters of quadrupolar spheres Structural trends in clusters of quadrupolar spheres

2008-06-16

arxiv.org/abs/0806.2579v1

Molecular Physics, vol.106, pages 1655-1664 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

8 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1080/00268970802270067

The influence of quadrupolar interactions on the structure of small clusters is investigated by adding a point quadrupole of variable strength to the Lennard-Jones potential. Competition arises between sheet-like arrangements of the particles, favoured by the quadrupoles, and compact structures, favoured by the isotropic Lennard-Jones attraction. Putative global potential energy minima are obtained for clusters of up to 25 particles using the basin-hopping algorithm. A number of structural motifs and growth sequences emerge, including star-like structures, tubes, shells and sheets. The results are discussed in the context of colloidal self-assembly.

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