Frustration-induced magic number clusters of colloidal magnetic particles

@article{citeulike:2877886, abstract = {We report the formation of stable two-dimensional clusters consisting of long-range-interacting colloidal particles with predefined magnetic moments. The symmetry and arrangement of the particles within the cluster are imposed by the magnetic frustration. By satisfying the criteria of stability, a series of magic number clusters is formed. The magic clusters are close packed and have compensating magnetic moments and chirality. Thus, the system can be regarded as a classical mesoscopic model for spin arrangements in two-dimensional triangular antiferromagnets, although the exact nature of the interactions between the macroscopic magnetic moments is different.}, author = {Baraban, Larysa and Makarov, Denys and Albrecht, Manfred and Rivier, Nicolas and Leiderer, Paul and Erbe, Artur }, citeulike-article-id = {2877886}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.77.031407}, journal = {Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics)}, keywords = {2008, clusters, colloids, control, field, magnetic, pre}, number = {3}, posted-at = {2008-06-09 19:58:03}, priority = {2}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Frustration-induced magic number clusters of colloidal magnetic particles}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.77.031407}, volume = {77}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2877886 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2877886 TI - Frustration-induced magic number clusters of colloidal magnetic particles JF - Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) VL - 77 IS - 3 PB - APS N2 - We report the formation of stable two-dimensional clusters consisting of long-range-interacting colloidal particles with predefined magnetic moments. The symmetry and arrangement of the particles within the cluster are imposed by the magnetic frustration. By satisfying the criteria of stability, a series of magic number clusters is formed. The magic clusters are close packed and have compensating magnetic moments and chirality. Thus, the system can be regarded as a classical mesoscopic model for spin arrangements in two-dimensional triangular antiferromagnets, although the exact nature of the interactions between the macroscopic magnetic moments is different. KW - 2008 KW - clusters KW - colloids KW - control KW - field KW - magnetic KW - pre AU - Baraban, Larysa AU - Makarov, Denys AU - Albrecht, Manfred AU - Rivier, Nicolas AU - Leiderer, Paul AU - Erbe, Artur PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.77.031407 ER -