Active crystals on a sphere
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Abstract
Two-dimensional crystals on curved manifolds exhibit nontrivial defect structures. Here we consider "active crystals" on a sphere, which are composed of self-propelled colloidal particles. Our work is based on a phase-field-crystal-type model that involves a density and a polarization field on the sphere. Depending on the strength of the self-propulsion, three different types of crystals are found: a static crystal, a self-spinning "vortex-vortex" crystal containing two vortical poles of the local velocity, and a self-translating "source-sink" crystal with a source pole where crystallization occurs and a sink pole where the active crystal melts. These different crystalline states as well as their defects are studied theoretically here and can in principle be confirmed in experiments.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 052615 |
Journal | Physical Review E |
Volume | 97 |
Publication status | Published - 24 May 2018 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 85047780948 |
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