Drying drops of colloidal dispersions have attracted attention from researchers since the
nineteenth century. The multiscale nature of the problem involving physics at different …

Colloidal droplet evaporation is an intriguing and intricate phenomenon that has captured
the interest of scientists across diverse disciplines, including physical chemistry, fluid …

Noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) with unique plasmonic properties are currently the focus for
high-performance surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates. However, how to …

Chemical organization in reaction-diffusion systems offers a strategy for the generation of
materials with ordered morphologies and structural hierarchy. Periodic structures are formed …

The evaporation of a gold nanorod (Au-NR) dispersion droplet, containing residual
surfactant, on a hydrophilic silicon substrate results in a coffee stain with different …

Using in-situ contact angle measurement and ex-situ scanning electron microscopy, we
present a direct correlation of the drying profile of CTAB coated AuNRs suspension with …

Understanding and controlling the formation of various deposit patterns such as coffee
stains, multiple ring-like morphologies, and uniform deposition are essential for developing …

Understanding the combined influence of various parameters on the formation and
morphologies of distinct solute deposit patterns obtained after droplet drying is essential for …

Solution processes have been widely used in controllable patterning of zero-dimensional
nanoparticles on certain substrates due to their advantages of mild conditions, low-cost …

Theoretical analysis based on mean field theory indicates that solvent-induced interactions
(ie structural forces due to the rearrangement of wetting solvent molecules) not considered …