Study on stability of the first kind of soft-matter quasicrystals

TL;DR

This paper investigates the thermodynamic stability of the first kind of soft-matter quasicrystals, showing that their stability depends solely on measurable material constants, which simplifies understanding their thermodynamics.

Contribution

It provides a simple, experimentally accessible criterion for the stability of soft-matter quasicrystals based on material constants.

Findings

Stability depends only on material constants

Material constants can be measured experimentally

Results aid in understanding thermodynamics of soft matter

Abstract

Based on extended free energy of soft-matter quasicrystals and the variation principle on thermodynamic stability, this study reports the results on stability of the first kind of soft-matter quasicrystals. They are dependent only upon the material constants, and quite simple and intuitive, the material constants can be measured by experiments. The results are significant in studying thermodynamics of the matter.