Phase transitions of a lattice-model for patchy particles with tetrahedral symmetry

We present a simple lattice model which gives account of the low temperature phase equilibria of patchy particles with tetrahedral symmetry. Using such a model the phase diagram was computed as a function of the model parameters by means of Monte Carlo simulations. Depending on the details of the pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Almarza, Noé G., Noya, Eva G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/29184
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/29184
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:patchy models
Simulation
phase equilibria
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Sumario:We present a simple lattice model which gives account of the low temperature phase equilibria of patchy particles with tetrahedral symmetry. Using such a model the phase diagram was computed as a function of the model parameters by means of Monte Carlo simulations. Depending on the details of the particle interactions a low-density ordered phase with diamond structure can appear as thermodynamically stable phase.