On the build-up of effective hyperuniformity from large globular colloidal aggregates

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Hauptverfasser: Díaz-Pozuelo, Antonio, González-Salgado, Diego, Lomba, Enrique
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author Díaz-Pozuelo, Antonio
González-Salgado, Diego
Lomba, Enrique
author_facet Díaz-Pozuelo, Antonio
González-Salgado, Diego
Lomba, Enrique
contents A simple three-dimensional model of a fluid whose constituent particles interact via a short range attractive and long range repulsive potential is used to model the aggregation into large spherical-like clusters made up of hundreds of particles. The model can be thought of as a straightforward rendition of colloid flocculation into large spherical aggregates. We illustrate how temperature and particle density influence the cluster size distribution and affect inter- and intra-cluster dynamics. The system is shown to exhibit two well separated length and time scales, which can be tuned by the balance between repulsive and attractive forces. Interestingly, cluster aggregates at moderate/low temperatures approach a cluster glassy phase whereas cluster particles retain a local liquid-like structure. These states present a strong suppression of density fluctuations for a significant range of relatively large wavelengths, meeting the criterion of effective disordered hyperuniform materials as far as the intercluster structure is concerned.
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spellingShingle On the build-up of effective hyperuniformity from large globular colloidal aggregates
Díaz-Pozuelo, Antonio
González-Salgado, Diego
Lomba, Enrique
Soft Condensed Matter
A simple three-dimensional model of a fluid whose constituent particles interact via a short range attractive and long range repulsive potential is used to model the aggregation into large spherical-like clusters made up of hundreds of particles. The model can be thought of as a straightforward rendition of colloid flocculation into large spherical aggregates. We illustrate how temperature and particle density influence the cluster size distribution and affect inter- and intra-cluster dynamics. The system is shown to exhibit two well separated length and time scales, which can be tuned by the balance between repulsive and attractive forces. Interestingly, cluster aggregates at moderate/low temperatures approach a cluster glassy phase whereas cluster particles retain a local liquid-like structure. These states present a strong suppression of density fluctuations for a significant range of relatively large wavelengths, meeting the criterion of effective disordered hyperuniform materials as far as the intercluster structure is concerned.
title On the build-up of effective hyperuniformity from large globular colloidal aggregates
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.02091