Phase behavior of charged hydrophobic colloids on flat and spherical surfaces
<p> For a broad class of two-dimensional (2D) materials, the transition from isotropic fluid to crystalline solid is described by the theory of melting due to Kosterlitz, Thouless, Halperin, Nelson and Young (KTHNY). According to this theory, long-range order is achieved via elimination of the...
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New York University
2017
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