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Abstract

In this paper, we describe the way to set up the floppy-box Monte Carlo (FBMC) method [L. Filion, M. Marechal, B. van Oorschot, D. Pelt, F. Smallenburg, and M. Dijkstra, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 188302 (2009)10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.188302] to predict crystal-structure candidates for colloidal particles. The algorithm is explained in detail to ensure that it can be straightforwardly implemented on the basis of this text. The handling of hard-particle interactions in the FBMC algorithm is given special attention, as (soft) short-range and semi-long-range interactions can be treated in an analogous way. We also discuss two types of algorithms for checking for overlaps between polyhedra, the method of separating axes and a triangular-tessellation based technique. These can be combined with the FBMC method to enable crystal-structure prediction for systems composed of highly shape-anisotropic particles. Moreover, we present the results for the dense crystal structures predicted using the FBMC method for 159 (non)convex faceted particles, on which the findings in [J. de Graaf, R. van Roij, and M. Dijkstra, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 155501 (2011)10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.155501] were based. Finally, we comment on the process of crystal-structure prediction itself and the choices that can be made in these simulations.

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de Graaf, J., Filion, L., Marechal, M., van Roij, R., & Dijkstra, M. (2012). Crystal-structure prediction via the Floppy-Box Monte Carlo algorithm: Method and application to hard (non)convex particles. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 137(21).

Authors 5
  1. Joost de Graaf (first)
  2. Laura Filion (additional)
  3. Matthieu Marechal (additional)
  4. René van Roij (additional)
  5. Marjolein Dijkstra (additional)
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@article{de_Graaf_2012, title={Crystal-structure prediction via the Floppy-Box Monte Carlo algorithm: Method and application to hard (non)convex particles}, volume={137}, ISSN={1089-7690}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4767529}, DOI={10.1063/1.4767529}, number={21}, journal={The Journal of Chemical Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={de Graaf, Joost and Filion, Laura and Marechal, Matthieu and van Roij, René and Dijkstra, Marjolein}, year={2012}, month=dec }