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Relaxation properties in a diffusive model of k-mers with constrained movements on a triangular lattice

We study the relaxation process in a two-dimensional lattice gas model, based on the concept of geometrical frustration. In this model the particles are k-mers that can both randomly translate and rotate on the planar triangular lattice. In the absence of rotation, the diffusion of hard-core particl...

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Published in:Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 2011-09, Vol.84 (3 Pt 1), p.031109-031109, Article 031109
Main Authors: Šćepanović, J R, Lončarević, I, Budinski-Petković, Lj, Jakšić, Z M, Vrhovac, S B
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Language:English
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Summary:We study the relaxation process in a two-dimensional lattice gas model, based on the concept of geometrical frustration. In this model the particles are k-mers that can both randomly translate and rotate on the planar triangular lattice. In the absence of rotation, the diffusion of hard-core particles in crossed single-file systems is investigated. We monitor, for different densities, several quantities: mean-square displacement, the self-part of the van Hove correlation function, and the self-intermediate scattering function. We observe a considerable slowing of diffusion on a long-time scale when suppressing the rotational motion of k-mers; our system is subdiffusive at intermediate times between the initial transient and the long-time diffusive regime. We show that the self-part of the van Hove correlation function exhibits, as a function of particle displacement, a stretched exponential decay at intermediate times. The self-intermediate scattering function (SISF), displaying slower than exponential relaxation, suggests the existence of heterogeneous dynamics. For each value of density, the SISF is well described by the Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts law; the characteristic timescale τ(q(n)) is found to decrease with the wave vector q(n) according to a simple power law. Furthermore, the slowing of the dynamics with density ρ(0) is consistent with the scaling law 1/τ(q(n);ρ(0))∝(ρ(c)-ρ(0))(ϰ), with the same exponent ϰ=3.34±0.12 for all wave vectors q(n). The density ρ(c) is approximately equal to the closest packing limit, θ(CPL)≲1, for dimers on the two-dimensional triangular lattice. The self-diffusion coefficient D(s) scales with the same power-law exponent and critical density.
ISSN:1539-3755
1550-2376
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.031109