Nanoparticle assembly and oriented attachment: correlating controlling factors to the resulting structures
Nanoparticle assembly and attachment are common pathways of crystal growth by which
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …
From predictive modelling to machine learning and reverse engineering of colloidal self-assembly
M Dijkstra, E Luijten - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
An overwhelming diversity of colloidal building blocks with distinct sizes, materials and
tunable interaction potentials are now available for colloidal self-assembly. The application …
tunable interaction potentials are now available for colloidal self-assembly. The application …
Electrostatic co-assembly of nanoparticles with oppositely charged small molecules into static and dynamic superstructures
Coulombic interactions can be used to assemble charged nanoparticles into higher-order
structures, but the process requires oppositely charged partners that are similarly sized. The …
structures, but the process requires oppositely charged partners that are similarly sized. The …
Capturing the moment of emergence of crystal nucleus from disorder
T Nakamuro, M Sakakibara, H Nada… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Crystallization is the process of atoms or molecules forming an organized solid via
nucleation and growth. Being intrinsically stochastic, the research at an atomistic level has …
nucleation and growth. Being intrinsically stochastic, the research at an atomistic level has …
The emergence of valency in colloidal crystals through electron equivalents
Colloidal crystal engineering of complex, low-symmetry architectures is challenging when
isotropic building blocks are assembled. Here we describe an approach to generating such …
isotropic building blocks are assembled. Here we describe an approach to generating such …
Discovering and understanding materials through computation
Materials modelling and design using computational quantum and classical approaches is
by now well established as an essential pillar in condensed matter physics, chemistry and …
by now well established as an essential pillar in condensed matter physics, chemistry and …
Inspired Beyond Nature: Three Decades of Spherical Nucleic Acids and Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA
CA Mirkin, SH Petrosko - 2023 - ACS Publications
The conception, synthesis, and invention of a nanostructure, now known as the spherical
nucleic acid, or SNA, in 1996 marked the advent of a new field of chemistry. Over the past …
nucleic acid, or SNA, in 1996 marked the advent of a new field of chemistry. Over the past …
Self-assembled soft alloy with Frank–Kasper phases beyond metals
Soft building blocks, such as micelles, cells or soap bubbles, tend to adopt near-spherical
geometry when densely packed together. As a result, their packing structures do not extend …
geometry when densely packed together. As a result, their packing structures do not extend …
Engineering Anisotropy into Organized Nanoscale Matter
Programming the organization of discrete building blocks into periodic and quasi-periodic
arrays is challenging. Methods for organizing materials are particularly important at the …
arrays is challenging. Methods for organizing materials are particularly important at the …
Programmable matter: the nanoparticle atom and DNA bond
Colloidal crystal engineering with DNA has led to significant advances in bottom‐up
materials synthesis and a new way of thinking about fundamental concepts in chemistry …
materials synthesis and a new way of thinking about fundamental concepts in chemistry …