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二维复相和四相的理论与模拟

Theory and simulation of two-dimensional nematic and tetratic phases

Jun Geng, Jonathan V. Selinger

摘要:

最近的实验和模拟表明,二维系统可以形成具有四重旋转对称性的四阶相,即使它们由只有二重对称性的粒子组成。为了理解这种效应,我们提出了一个几乎具有四重对称性的粒子的统计力学模型,该模型被弱分解为两重对称性。我们引入了一个系数$κ$来表征对称性破缺,发现即使达到一个相当大的值$κ$,四次相仍然可以存在。通过自由能的朗道展开,我们计算了平均场相图,这与以前的硬粒子排斥体积模型的结果相似。为了验证我们的平均场计算,我们开发了一个蒙特卡罗模拟的自旋在一个三角形晶格。模拟结果与朗道理论吻合得很好。

英文摘要:

Recent experiments and simulations have shown that two-dimensional systems can form tetratic phases with four-fold rotational symmetry, even if they are composed of particles with only two-fold symmetry. To understand this effect, we propose a model for the statistical mechanics of particles with almost four-fold symmetry, which is weakly broken down to two-fold. We introduce a coefficient $κ$ to characterize the symmetry breaking, and find that the tetratic phase can still exist even up to a substantial value of $κ$. Through a Landau expansion of the free energy, we calculate the mean-field phase diagram, which is similar to the result of a previous hard-particle excluded-volume model. To verify our mean-field calculation, we develop a Monte Carlo simulation of spins on a triangular lattice. The results of the simulation agree very well with the Landau theory.

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