Elucidating the interplay between entropy-driven and patch-mediated bonding in directing nanoscale assemblies

K Akkunuri, X Zhang, T Vo - Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Selective nanoparticle surface patterning presents incredible promise for broadening
programmable materials design into a space beyond “close-packed” morphologies. These …

[HTML][HTML] Density-functional theory for clustering of two-dimensional hard particle fluids

Y Martínez-Ratón, E Velasco - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
Fluids made of two-dimensional hard particles with polygonal shapes may stabilize
symmetries which do not result directly from the particle shape. This is due to the formation …

Cell theories for the chiral crystal phase of hard equilateral triangles

Y Martínez-Ratón, E Velasco - Physical Review E, 2024 - APS
We derive several versions of the cell theory for a crystal phase of hard equilateral triangles.
To that purpose we analytically calculated the free area of a frozen oriented or freely rotating …

Utilizing Polymer-Grafted, Anisotropic Nanoparticles for the Design of Novel Materials

T Waltmann - 2024 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
The range of available design elements to synthesize and functionalize nanoparticle
building blocks that self-assemble into superlattice structures has increased drastically over …