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posted on 2023-06-09, 01:10 authored by Andrea Braides, Andrea Garroni, Mariapia PalombaroWe consider a simple model for the assembly of chiral molecules in two dimensions driven by maximization of the contact area. We derive a macroscopic model described by a parameter taking nine possible values corresponding to the possible minimal microscopic patterns and modulated phases of the chiral molecules. We describe the overall behaviour by means of an interaction energy of perimeter type between such phases. This energy is a crystalline perimeter energy, highlighting preferred directions for the interfaces between ensembles of molecules labelled by different values of the parameter.
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Multiscale Modeling and Simulation: A SIAM Interdisciplinary JournalISSN
1540-3459Publisher
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3Volume
14Page range
1037-1062Department affiliated with
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