Accelerated annealing of colloidal crystal monolayers by means of cyclically applied electric fields

Kao, Peng-Kai; VanSaders, Bryan J.; Glotzer, Sharon C.; Solomon, Michael J.

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-90310-7

Title: Accelerated annealing of colloidal crystal monolayers by means of cyclically applied electric fields

Journal Article · 25 May 2021 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90310-7 · OSTI ID:1784786

Kao, Peng-Kai; VanSaders, Bryan J.; Glotzer, Sharon C.; Solomon, Michael J.

Abstract External fields are commonly applied to accelerate colloidal crystallization; however, accelerated self-assembly kinetics can negatively impact the quality of crystal structures. We show that cyclically applied electric fields can produce high quality colloidal crystals by annealing local disorder. We find that the optimal off-duration for maximum annealing is approximately one-half of the characteristic melting half lifetime of the crystalline phase. Local six-fold bond orientational order grows more rapidly than global scattering peaks, indicating that local restructuring leads global annealing. Molecular dynamics simulations of cyclically activated systems show that the ratio of optimal off-duration for maximum annealing and crystal melting time is insensitive to particle interaction details. This research provides a quantitative relationship describing how the cyclic application of fields produces high quality colloidal crystals by cycling at the fundamental time scale for local defect rearrangements; such understanding of dynamics and kinetics can be applied for reconfigurable colloidal assembly.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0013562

OSTI ID:: 1784786

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 11; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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