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Potential energy drives donut formation. (A) The relationship between potential energy, ΔEp (equal to external work, W), and r in the two models of donut formation. (B) The change of total free energy, ΔG, and r in donut formation at the condition R = 500 nm. (C) The Gibbs energy model of a donut-formation event.
