Autonomous computing materials for data storage and computing offer an opportunity for
next generation of computing devices. Patchy nanoparticle networks, for example, have
been suggested as potential candidates for emulating neuronal networks and performing
brain-like computing. Here, we use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to show that stable
dimers, trimers, and tetramers can be built from citrate capped gold nanoparticles (cit-
AuNPs) linked by poly (allylamine hydrochloride)(PAH) chains. We use different lengths of …