title: Equilibrium Phase Behavior of a Continuous-Space Microphase Former.
abstract: Periodic microphases universally emerge in systems for which short-range interparticle attraction is frustrated by long-range repulsion. The morphological richness of these phases makes them desirable material targets, but our relatively coarse understanding of even simple models hinders controlling their assembly. We report here the solution of the equilibrium phase behavior of a microscopic microphase former through specialized Monte Carlo simulations. The results for cluster crystal, cylindrical, double gyroid, and lamellar ordering qualitatively agree with a Landau-type free energy description and reveal the nontrivial interplay between cluster, gel, and microphase formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.|Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Charbonneau