Point defects in two-dimensional colloidal crystals: simulation vs. elasticity theory
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Point defects in two-dimensional colloidal crystals: simulation vs. elasticity theory
Using numerical and analytical calculations we study the structure of vacancies and interstitials in twodimensional colloidal crystals. In particular, we compare the displacement fields of the defect obtained numerically with the predictions of continuum elasticity theory for a simple defect model. In such a comparison it is of crucial importance to employ corresponding boundary conditions both...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Soft Matter
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1744-683X,1744-6848
DOI: 10.1039/b810554e