Phase Behavior, Synchronization, and Emergent Flows of Spinning Magnetic Colloids

ORAL

Abstract

We study the collective motion, phase behavior, and synchronization of colloidal particles spun by a rotating magnetic field. We tune the inter-particle interactions, spinning speed, and particle shape, while imaging the orientation of each particle over time. I will discuss the observed phase transitions in structure and synchronicity, as well as the collective dynamics of the system.

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Authors

  • Vishal Soni

    University of Chicago

  • Sofia Magkiriadou

    University of Chicago

  • Benjamin C. van Zuiden

    Leiden University

  • Theodore Hueckel

    New York University

  • Vincenzo Vitelli

    Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, Institute Lorentz, Leiden University, Lorentz Institute, University of Leiden

  • Stefano Sacanna

    New York Univ NYU, New York University

  • William T. M. Irvine

    University of Chicago, James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, James Franck Institute, Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago