The effect of inter-cluster interactions on the structure of colloidal clusters

Details The effect of inter-cluster interactions on the structure of colloidal clusters The effect of inter-cluster interactions on the structure of colloidal clusters

2010-10-05

arxiv.org/abs/1010.0816v1

J. Non-Cryst. Solids 357 760-766 2011

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

13 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication by J. Non Cryst. Solids

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.08.021

Colloidal systems present exciting opportunities to study clusters. Unlike atomic clusters, which are frequently produced at extremely low density, colloidal clusters may interact with one another. Here we consider the effect of such interactions on the intra-cluster structure in simulations of colloidal cluster fluids. A sufficient increase in density leads to a higher population of clusters in the ground state. In other words, inter-cluster interactions perturb the intra-cluster behaviour, such that each cluster may no longer be considered as an isolated system. Conversely, for dilute, weakly interacting cluster fluids little dependence on colloid concentration is observed, and we thus argue that it is reasonable to treat each cluster as an isolated system.

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