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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik

CPP 14: Active Matter II (joint session DY/BP/CPP)

CPP 14.10: Talk

Monday, March 27, 2023, 17:45–18:00, ZEU 160

Shape-dependent collective motion: cohesive groups and cargo transport of colloidal rods — Philipp Stengele, •Anton Lüders, and Peter Nielaba — Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Deutschland

In active toy model systems where colloids interact via predefined social interaction rules as well as steric collisions, the shape of the individual particles strongly influences emerging collective behavior. We study this based on two example systems using Brownian dynamics simulations (without hydrodynamic interactions). Firstly, we investigate a simple perception model in which colloidal rods move actively if predefined visual stimuli exceed a certain threshold. Here, we find an aspect ratio range where the rods form a dilute cohesive group with a time-independent particle distribution. If the aspect ratio surpasses this range, the rods slowly drift apart. Secondly, we look into the cargo capture and transport of a passive rod using a dense swarm of active spheres which form a hexagonal cage with a cavity for the cargo. Again, the aspect ratio of the rod proves to be crucial, as we find geometric restrictions that must be met to stabilize the cavity. Our work underlines that the shape (here, the aspect ratio) of the particles in active matter systems must be carefully considered while defining interaction rules to perform specific tasks.