Activity-controlled annealing of colloidal monolayers

Active particles added to a material control its internal activity. Here the authors investigate such a system and control the annealing of a colloidal crystal, the dynamics of which depend on the persistence of the motion of active particles.

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Main Authors: Sophie Ramananarivo, Etienne Ducrot, Jeremie Palacci
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/50ce93b81f3345a1bcd47066841e9d3a
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Summary:Active particles added to a material control its internal activity. Here the authors investigate such a system and control the annealing of a colloidal crystal, the dynamics of which depend on the persistence of the motion of active particles.