Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2011-06-10
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
5 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
We report a molecular dynamics study of crystallization in highly asymmetric binary hard-sphere mixtures, in which the large spheres can form a crystal phase while the small ones remain disordered during the crystallization process of the large spheres. By taking advantage of assisting crystal nucleation with a patterned substrate, direct evidence is presented that there is a close link between the diffusive redistribution of the small spheres and the crystal formation of the large spheres. Although the addition of a second component with large size disparity will not alter the crystal structure formed by the large spheres, the density profile of the small spheres displays corresponding changes at different crystallization stages and closely relates to the crystal growth, suggesting possible effect of small spheres on the crystallization kinetics.
An Li-Jia
Sun Zhao-Yan
Xu Wen-Sheng
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