DOI: 10.1126/science.1113207. Colloidal Hard-Sphere Crystal Growth Frustrated by Large Spherical Impurities

Colloidal Hard-Sphere Crystal Growth Frustrated by Large Spherical Impurities

10.1126/science.1113207

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Abstract

Impurities affect the nucleation, growth, and structure of crystals. Here we report the effect of large, spherical, polymethylmethacrylate impurities on the crystal growth of monodisperse, hard, polymethylmethacrylate colloids in a density- and optically matching apolar solvent mixture. Crystal growth, initiated at the bottom of the sample, was studied by imaging sequences of two-dimensional xy slices in the plane of the impurity's center with a laser scanning confocal microscope. Impurities form the center of grain boundaries, and a single fluid particle layer around the impurity persists in all cases. The growth rate sensitively depends on the impurity's size. Crystal growth is inhibited to a greater extent near smaller impurities, pointing to local crystal frustration induced by the curvature of the impurity.

Bibliography

de Villeneuve, V. W. A., Dullens, R. P. A., Aarts, D. G. A. L., Groeneveld, E., Scherff, J. H., Kegel, W. K., & Lekkerkerker, H. N. W. (2005). Colloidal Hard-Sphere Crystal Growth Frustrated by Large Spherical Impurities. Science, 309(5738), 1231â1233.

Authors 7

Volkert W. A. de Villeneuve (first)
Roel P. A. Dullens (additional)
Dirk G. A. L. Aarts (additional)
Esther Groeneveld (additional)
Johannes H. Scherff (additional)
Willem K. Kegel (additional)
Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker (additional)

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G. Bosma is acknowledged for particle synthesis. This work is part of the research program of the Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM) which is financially supported by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO). Support through the Transregio Sonderforschungsbereich 6 (SFB-TR6) through the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) is acknowledged.

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Type	When
Created	20 years ago (Aug. 18, 2005, 5:03 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 9, 2024, 9:51 p.m.)
Indexed	2 weeks, 4 days ago (Aug. 6, 2025, 9:43 a.m.)
Issued	20 years ago (Aug. 19, 2005)
Published	20 years ago (Aug. 19, 2005)
Published Print	20 years ago (Aug. 19, 2005)

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BibTeX

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