Disordered multihyperuniformity derived from binary plasmas

TL;DR

This paper introduces a statistical-mechanical model for disordered multihyperuniform systems in binary plasmas, revealing how tuning interactions can stabilize unique amorphous states with potential photonic and electronic applications.

Contribution

It is the first model to achieve disordered multihyperuniformity in binary plasmas through interaction tuning, connecting biological findings to material design.

Findings

Multihyperuniformity stabilizes clustered phases.

Interaction tuning can suppress density fluctuations.

Potential for novel photonic and electronic properties.

Abstract

Disordered multihyperuniform many-particle systems are exotic amorphous states that allow exquisite color sensing capabilities due to their anomalous suppression of density fluctuations for distinct subsets of particles, as recently evidenced in photoreceptor mosaics in avian retina. Motivated by this biological finding, we present the first statistical-mechanical model that rigorously achieves disordered multihyperuniform many-body systems by tuning interactions in binary mixtures of non-additive hard-disk plasmas. We demonstrate that multihyperuniformity competes with phase separation and stabilizes a clustered phase. Our work provides a systematic means to generate disordered multihyperuniform solids, enabling one to explore their potentially novel photonic, phononic, electronic and transport properties.