TY - JOUR
T1 - Critical states and phase diagram in the packing of uniform spheres
AU - Dong, Kejun J
AU - Yang, Runyu
AU - Zou, Ruiping
AU - An, Xizhong
AU - Yu, Aibing
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper presents a study of the structural transition of the packing of uniform spheres with a wide range of packing fractions. Several critical states are identified including the onset of local jamming, onset of global jamming and maximally random jammed (MRJ) states. With the increase of packing fraction ?, the packing structure transforms from one-dimensional chains to two-dimensional triangles and finally three-dimensional tetrahedra, correspondingly undergoing phase changes from non-jamming to local jamming, global jamming, MRJ and finally crystal structure. There is a competition between FCC (face-centred cubic) and HCP (hexagonal closed packed) in the transition from disordered to ordered structure with the increase of p. HCP can transform to FCC after reaching its maximum at p=0.7.
AB - This paper presents a study of the structural transition of the packing of uniform spheres with a wide range of packing fractions. Several critical states are identified including the onset of local jamming, onset of global jamming and maximally random jammed (MRJ) states. With the increase of packing fraction ?, the packing structure transforms from one-dimensional chains to two-dimensional triangles and finally three-dimensional tetrahedra, correspondingly undergoing phase changes from non-jamming to local jamming, global jamming, MRJ and finally crystal structure. There is a competition between FCC (face-centred cubic) and HCP (hexagonal closed packed) in the transition from disordered to ordered structure with the increase of p. HCP can transform to FCC after reaching its maximum at p=0.7.
UR - http://iopscience.iop.org.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/0295-5075/86/4/46003/pdf/0295-5075_86_4_46003.pdf
U2 - 10.1209/0295-5075/86/46003
DO - 10.1209/0295-5075/86/46003
M3 - Article
VL - 86
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - EPL
JF - EPL
SN - 0295-5075
IS - 4
ER -