Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in two-dimensional aggregation

doi:10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00424-1

Physics Letters A

Volume 245, Issues 3–4, 17 August 1998, Pages 233-238

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Abstract

We describe a two-dimensional growth model which exhibits a novel form of spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking. The model is inspired by recent aggregation experiments giving quasi-two-dimensional “S”-shaped aggregates, and yields qualitatively similar growth patterns. We also report new growth experiments offering qualitative support for our model.

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^☆: This work was supported in part by the US Department of Energy through Contract No. DE-AC05-96OR22464 with Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp.

⁺: I.M.S. and G.S.C. were supported by the NSF under Grant # DMR-9413057.

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Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in two-dimensional aggregation☆

Abstract

Appl. Surf. Sci.

Nature

J. Mater. Res.

Solid State Comm.

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Acta Cryst.

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Phys. Rev. B

Science

Science