abstract

• Compaction from a random-loose-packed to a random-close-packed phase is observed when monodisperse granular beds are shaken, but beyond this packing, the system freezes up in a jammed structure. Here we report a technique to grow large hard-sphere granular crystals, with perfect stacking and no defects by means of a “gas phase” epitaxial procedure. We study the growth mechanism and provide evidence that the observed granular crystallization is driven by gravity and energy dissipation. © 2002 The American Physical Society.

authors

• Nahmad Molinari Yuri
• Ruiz-Suárez J.C.

publication date

• 2002-01-01

funding provided via

• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACYT: 36256E  Grant

published in

• Physical Review Letters  Journal

keywords

• Compaction; Computer simulation; Crystallization; Epitaxial growth; Granular single crystals; Hard sphere; Stacking; Single crystals

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.264302

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volume

• 89

issue

• 26