Formation of stable and responsive collective states in suspensions of active colloids.


Journal

Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 05 2020
Historique:
received: 22 02 2020
accepted: 20 04 2020
entrez: 23 5 2020
pubmed: 23 5 2020
medline: 23 5 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Many animal species organise into disordered swarms, polarised flocks or swirls to protect from predators or optimise foraging. Previous studies suggest that such collective states are related to a critical point, which could explain their balance between robustness to noise and high responsiveness regarding external perturbations. Here we provide experimental evidence for this idea by investigating the stability of swirls formed by light-responsive active colloids which adjust their individual motion to positions and orientations of neighbours. Because their behaviour can be precisely tuned, controlled changes between different collective states can be achieved. During the transition between stable swirls and swarms we observe a maximum of the group's susceptibility indicating the vicinity of a critical point. Our results support the idea of system-independent organisation principles of collective states and provide useful strategies for the realisation of responsive yet stable ensembles in microrobotic systems.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32439919
doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16161-4
pii: 10.1038/s41467-020-16161-4
pmc: PMC7242396
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

2547

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Auteurs

Tobias Bäuerle (T)

Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, D-78464, Germany.

Robert C Löffler (RC)

Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, D-78464, Germany.

Clemens Bechinger (C)

Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, D-78464, Germany. clemens.bechinger@uni-konstanz.de.

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