Bond-Orientational Order of Two-Dimensional Colloidal Crystal
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- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement
- Vol. 138, 386-387
- https://doi.org/10.1143/ptps.138.386
Abstract
The crystallization of colloidal particles at an air-water interface is investigated by Monte Carlo simulation. We study the pair-correlation function g(r) and the orientational correlation function gB(r) on this system. We find the two-stage melting of the colloidal crystal, and the existence of the hexatic phase at intermediate concentration.Keywords
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