Colloidal rods in optical potential energy landscapes

We study the static and dynamic behaviour of colloidal rods in an optical potential energy landscape. We explore the stable states of a colloidal rod in a single optical trap close to a flat wall. Here, two metastable states are observed, horizontal and vertical, both of which experience a parabolic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abbott, J, Spiers, J, Gao, Y, Aarts, D, Dulien, R
Format: Journal article
Published: IOP Publishing 2018