Liebchen, B. ; Löwen, H. (2019)
Which interactions dominate in active colloids?
In: J. Chem. Phys., 150 (6)
doi: 10.1063/1.5082284
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
Despite a mounting evidence that the same gradients which active colloids use for swimming, induce important cross-interactions (phoretic interaction), they are still ignored in most many-body descriptions, perhaps to avoid complexity and a zoo of unknown parameters. Here we derive a simple model, which reduces phoretic far-field interactions to a pair-interaction whose strength is mainly controlled by one genuine parameter (swimming speed). The model suggests that phoretic interactions are generically important for autophoretic colloids (unless effective screening of the phoretic fields is strong) and should dominate over hydrodynamic interactions for the typical case of half-coating and moderately nonuniform surface mobilities. Unlike standard minimal models, but in accordance with canonical experiments, our model generically predicts dynamic clustering in active colloids at low density. This suggests that dynamic clustering can emerge from the interplay of screened phoretic attractions and active diffusion.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2019 |
| Autor(en): | Liebchen, B. ; Löwen, H. |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Which interactions dominate in active colloids? |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 8 Februar 2019 |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | J. Chem. Phys. |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 150 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 6 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.5082284 |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | Despite a mounting evidence that the same gradients which active colloids use for swimming, induce important cross-interactions (phoretic interaction), they are still ignored in most many-body descriptions, perhaps to avoid complexity and a zoo of unknown parameters. Here we derive a simple model, which reduces phoretic far-field interactions to a pair-interaction whose strength is mainly controlled by one genuine parameter (swimming speed). The model suggests that phoretic interactions are generically important for autophoretic colloids (unless effective screening of the phoretic fields is strong) and should dominate over hydrodynamic interactions for the typical case of half-coating and moderately nonuniform surface mobilities. Unlike standard minimal models, but in accordance with canonical experiments, our model generically predicts dynamic clustering in active colloids at low density. This suggests that dynamic clustering can emerge from the interplay of screened phoretic attractions and active diffusion. |
| Freie Schlagworte: | publiziert |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 05 Fachbereich Physik 05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Festkörperphysik (2021 umbenannt in Institut für Physik Kondensierter Materie (IPKM)) |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 27 Mai 2019 13:24 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 19 Aug 2020 10:34 |
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