Freezing on a sphere

Rodrigo E. Guerra, Colm P. Kelleher, Andrew D. Hollingsworth and Paul M. Chaikin ()
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Rodrigo E. Guerra: Center for Soft Matter Research New York University
Colm P. Kelleher: Center for Soft Matter Research New York University
Andrew D. Hollingsworth: Center for Soft Matter Research New York University
Paul M. Chaikin: Center for Soft Matter Research New York University

Nature, 2018, vol. 554, issue 7692, 346-350

Abstract: Freezing on a spherical surface is shown to proceed by the sequestration of defects into 12 icosahedrally coordinated ‘seas’ that enable the formation of a crystalline ‘continent’ with long-range orientational order.

Date: 2018
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