Conspectus Gels assembled from solvent-dispersed nanocrystals are of interest for
functional materials because they promise the opportunity to retain distinctive properties of …

Nanocrystal gelation provides a powerful framework to translate nanoscale properties into
bulk materials and to engineer emergent properties through the assembled microstructure …

Comprehensive calculations were performed to predict the phase behavior of large
spherical colloids mixed with small spherical colloids that act as a depletant. To this end, the …

The structure of self-assembled materials is determined by the shape and interactions of the
building blocks. Here, we investigate the self-assembly of colloidal'superballs', ie cubes with …

The role of particle shape in self-assembly processes is a double-edged sword. On the one
hand, particle shape and particle elongation are often considered the most fundamental …

Although there are theoretical predictions (Eur. Phys. J. E 41, 110 (2018)) for the rich-phase
behaviour of colloidal cubes mixed with non-adsorbing polymers, a thorough verification of …

Hypothesis The shape of colloidal particles affects the structure of colloidal dispersions. The
effect of the cube shape on the thermodynamics of colloidal cube dispersions has not yet …

We consider depletion effects of a pear-shaped colloidal particle in a hard-sphere solvent for
two different model realizations of the pear-shaped colloidal particle. The two models are the …

In Chaps. 8 and 9 it was shown that the phase behaviour of anisotropic hard particles is
considerably richer than that of hard spheres (see Sect. 3.2). Recent breakthroughs in …

Achieving and implementing macroscopic materials capable of displaying the unique
properties inherent to inorganic nanocrystals requires bridging the nanoscale and the length …