Fig. 2: Equilibrium phase transitions from a dense fluid to a glassy rotator phase. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Equilibrium phase transitions from a dense fluid to a glassy rotator phase.

From: An equilibrium rotator glass-forming phase for long-ranged repulsive colloidal rods

Fig. 2: Equilibrium phase transitions from a dense fluid to a glassy rotator phase.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a Rotational and translational relaxation times of amorphous phases as function of volume fraction ϕ, for an experimental system with κl = 0.8. Lines are drawn to guide the eye only. The light gray area on the left indicates the region where the BCC rotator crystal was stable. The error bars represent the standard deviation. b Typical 3D rotational and translational trajectories of a particle for increasing volume fraction. c Yukawa segment model used in the simulation with κl = 1.8 and n = 7. A spherocylinder with the same aspect ratio as in the experiments is drawn around the segment-model for visualization purpose. d Phase diagram obtained from simulation showing the stability of a re-entrant fluid phase at higher particle concentrations. e Simulation snapshots of three phases resembling the phases of the experimental system shown in Supplementary Fig. 1.

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