Title

Grain Boundary Scars on Spherical Crystals

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Mark Bowick, Syracuse UniversityFollow
Thomas Einert, TU Munchen
Peter Lipowsky, TU Munchen
Jorg Schilling, TU Munchen
Andreas R. Bausch, TU Munchen

Document Type

Article

Date

10-2-2005

Language

English

Disciplines

Physics

Description/Abstract

We present an experimental system suitable for producing spherical crystals and for observing the distribution of lattice defects (disclinations and dislocations) on a significant fraction (50%) of the sphere. The introduction of fluorescently labeled particles enables us to determine the location and orientation of grain boundary scars. We find that the total number of scars and the number of excess dislocations per scar agree with theoretical predictions and that the geometrical centers of the scars are roughly positioned at the vertices of an icosahedron.

Additional Information

12 pages, 4 Figs, pdf format (typo in title fixed). Revised for greater clarity More information at http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0506741

Recommended Citation

Bowick, Mark; Einert, Thomas; Lipowsky, Peter; Schilling, Jorg; and Bausch, Andreas R., "Grain Boundary Scars on Spherical Crystals" (2005). Physics - All Scholarship. 150.
https://surface.syr.edu/phy/150

Source

Harvested from Arxiv.org

Creative Commons License

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