Crystallization of confined non-Brownian spheres by vibrational annealing -: art. no. 018001
Crystallization of confined non-Brownian spheres by vibrational annealing -: art. no. 018001
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.95.018001
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发表时间:
2005-07-01
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Ruiz-Suárez, JC
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作者:
Carvente, O;Ruiz-Suárez, JC
We introduce an experimental method to crystallize ensembles of non-Brownian spheres confined in narrow containers. The method is based on programed vibrations and a cooling procedure (annealing). Starting with a granular gas, the system slowly relaxes into a solid ordered structure: Body-centered-tetragonal and face-centered-cubic single crystals are obtained depending on the dimensions of the capillaries. Dry and lubricated beads behave differently, indicating that a sticking coefficient between the particles is important in the dynamics of the crystallization.