Self-assembly of anisotropic nanoparticles into functional superstructures
K Deng, Z Luo, L Tan, Z Quan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) into superstructures offers a flexible and
promising pathway to manipulate the nanometer-sized particles and thus make full use of …
promising pathway to manipulate the nanometer-sized particles and thus make full use of …
Phase behavior of colloidal silica rods
A Kuijk, DV Byelov, AV Petukhov… - Faraday …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, a novel colloidal hard-rod-like model system was developed which consists of
silica rods [Kuijk et al., JACS, 2011, 133, 2346]. Here, we present a study of the phase …
silica rods [Kuijk et al., JACS, 2011, 133, 2346]. Here, we present a study of the phase …
Glass transitions in quasi-two-dimensional suspensions of colloidal ellipsoids
Z Zheng, F Wang, Y Han - Physical review letters, 2011 - APS
We observed a two-step glass transition in monolayers of colloidal ellipsoids by video
microscopy. The glass transition in the rotational degree of freedom was at a lower density …
microscopy. The glass transition in the rotational degree of freedom was at a lower density …
Multistep nucleation of anisotropic molecules
KZ Takahashi, T Aoyagi, J Fukuda - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Phase transition of anisotropic materials is ubiquitously observed in physics, biology,
materials science, and engineering. Nevertheless, how anisotropy of constituent molecules …
materials science, and engineering. Nevertheless, how anisotropy of constituent molecules …
Topology of orientational defects in confined smectic liquid crystals
We propose a general formalism to characterize orientational frustration of smectic liquid
crystals in confinement by interpreting the emerging networks of grain boundaries as objects …
crystals in confinement by interpreting the emerging networks of grain boundaries as objects …
Nucleation in polymers and soft matter
Nucleation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in many physical, chemical, and biological
processes. In this review, we describe recent progress on the theoretical study of nucleation …
processes. In this review, we describe recent progress on the theoretical study of nucleation …
Hyperspectral imaging of photonic cellulose nanocrystal films: Structure of local defects and implications for self-assembly pathways
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) can spontaneously assemble into chiral nematic films
capable of reflecting circularly polarized light in the visible range. As many other photonic …
capable of reflecting circularly polarized light in the visible range. As many other photonic …
Liquid crystal order in colloidal suspensions of spheroidal particles by direct current electric field assembly
DC electric fields are used to produce colloidal assemblies with orientational and layered
positional order from a dilute suspension of spheroidal particles. These 3D assemblies …
positional order from a dilute suspension of spheroidal particles. These 3D assemblies …
Self-assembled multilayers of vertically aligned semiconductor nanorods on device-scale areas
M Zanella, RF Gomes Pinto Fernandes, M Povia… - Advanced …, 2011 - biblio.ugent.be
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GPU accelerated Discrete Element Method (DEM) molecular dynamics for conservative, faceted particle simulations
Faceted shapes, such as polyhedra, are commonly found in systems of nanoscale, colloidal,
and granular particles. Many interesting physical phenomena, like crystal nucleation and …
and granular particles. Many interesting physical phenomena, like crystal nucleation and …