Non-reciprocal interactions drive emergent chiral crystallites
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| author | Kole, S. J. Chao, Xichen Mauleon-Amieva, Abraham Hanai, Ryo Royall, C. Patrick Liverpool, Tanniemola B. |
| author_facet | Kole, S. J. Chao, Xichen Mauleon-Amieva, Abraham Hanai, Ryo Royall, C. Patrick Liverpool, Tanniemola B. |
| contents | We study a new type of 2D active material that exhibits macroscopic phases with two emergent broken symmetries: self-propelled achiral particles that form dense hexatic clusters, which spontaneously rotate. We experimentally realise active colloids that self-organise into both polar and hexatic crystallites, exhibiting exotic emergent phenomena. This is accompanied by a field theory of coupled order parameters formulated on symmetry principles, including non-reciprocity, to capture the non-equilibrium dynamics. We find that the presence of two interacting broken symmetry fields leads to the emergence of novel chiral phases built from (2D) achiral active colloids (here Quincke rollers). These phases are characterised by the presence of both clockwise and counterclockwise rotating clusters. We thus show that spontaneous rotation can emerge in non-equilibrium systems, even when the building blocks are achiral, due to non-reciprocally coupled broken symmetries. This interplay leads to self-organized stirring through counter-rotating vortices in confined colloidal systems, with cluster size controlled by external electric fields. |
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| spellingShingle | Non-reciprocal interactions drive emergent chiral crystallites Kole, S. J. Chao, Xichen Mauleon-Amieva, Abraham Hanai, Ryo Royall, C. Patrick Liverpool, Tanniemola B. Soft Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics We study a new type of 2D active material that exhibits macroscopic phases with two emergent broken symmetries: self-propelled achiral particles that form dense hexatic clusters, which spontaneously rotate. We experimentally realise active colloids that self-organise into both polar and hexatic crystallites, exhibiting exotic emergent phenomena. This is accompanied by a field theory of coupled order parameters formulated on symmetry principles, including non-reciprocity, to capture the non-equilibrium dynamics. We find that the presence of two interacting broken symmetry fields leads to the emergence of novel chiral phases built from (2D) achiral active colloids (here Quincke rollers). These phases are characterised by the presence of both clockwise and counterclockwise rotating clusters. We thus show that spontaneous rotation can emerge in non-equilibrium systems, even when the building blocks are achiral, due to non-reciprocally coupled broken symmetries. This interplay leads to self-organized stirring through counter-rotating vortices in confined colloidal systems, with cluster size controlled by external electric fields. |
| title | Non-reciprocal interactions drive emergent chiral crystallites |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15996 |