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Author ORCID Identifier
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AccessType
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
Physics
Year Degree Awarded
2015
Month Degree Awarded
September
First Advisor
Gregory M. Grason
Subject Categories
Condensed Matter Physics | Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Abstract
In this dissertation we study the emergent patterns of multi-dislocation ground states in two geometrically related classes of frustrated assemblies, twisted filament bundles and crystalline spherical cap. We discuss the fundamental role played by characteristic patterns of dislocations in restructuring the ordered phase of theses geometrically frustrated systems in the presence of external stresses. Our analysis on the formation of grain boundary scars leads to universal predictions for the features of defect patterns and their underlying energetic principles.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/7255236.0
Recommended Citation
Azadi, Amir, "Emergent Structure of Multi-Dislocation Ground States in Frustrated Assemblies" (2015). Doctoral Dissertations. 439.
https://doi.org/10.7275/7255236.0
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/439
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