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 …
A theory of entropic bonding
T Vo, SC Glotzer - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Entropy alone can self-assemble hard nanoparticles into colloidal crystals of remarkable
complexity whose structures are the same as atomic and molecular crystals, but with larger …
complexity whose structures are the same as atomic and molecular crystals, but with larger …
Programming patchy particles for materials assembly design
Direct design of complex functional materials would revolutionize technologies ranging from
printable organs to novel clean energy devices. However, even incremental steps toward …
printable organs to novel clean energy devices. However, even incremental steps toward …
Splay-induced order in systems of hard tapers
The main objective of this work is to clarify the role that taper-shaped elongated molecules,
ie, molecules with one end wider than the other, can play in stabilizing orientational order …
ie, molecules with one end wider than the other, can play in stabilizing orientational order …
Dual nature of magnetic nanoparticle dispersions enables control over short-range attraction and long-range repulsion interactions
Competition between attractive and repulsive interactions drives the formation of complex
phases in colloidal suspensions. A major experimental challenge lies in decoupling …
phases in colloidal suspensions. A major experimental challenge lies in decoupling …
Classifying crystals of rounded tetrahedra and determining their order parameters using dimensionality reduction
Using simulations we study the phase behavior of a family of hard spherotetrahedra, a
shape that interpolates between tetrahedra and spheres. We identify 13 close-packed …
shape that interpolates between tetrahedra and spheres. We identify 13 close-packed …
Effects of orientational and positional randomness of particles on photonic band gap
A recent work [Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 208002 (2021) PRLTAO 0031-9007
10.1103/PhysRevLett. 126.208002] has explored how thermal noise-induced randomness …
10.1103/PhysRevLett. 126.208002] has explored how thermal noise-induced randomness …
Rationalizing Euclidean Assemblies of Hard Polyhedra from Tessellations in Curved Space
Entropic self-assembly is governed by the shape of the constituent particles, yet a priori
prediction of crystal structures from particle shape alone is nontrivial for anything but the …
prediction of crystal structures from particle shape alone is nontrivial for anything but the …
Soft matter crystallography—Complex, diverse, and new crystal structures in condensed materials on the mesoscale
J Dshemuchadse - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
An increasing variety of crystal structures has been observed in soft condensed matter over
the past two decades, surpassing most expectations for the diversity of arrangements …
the past two decades, surpassing most expectations for the diversity of arrangements …
Identity crisis in alchemical space drives the entropic colloidal glass transition
A universally accepted explanation for why liquids sometimes vitrify rather than crystallize
remains hotly pursued, despite the ubiquity of glass in our everyday lives, the utilization of …
remains hotly pursued, despite the ubiquity of glass in our everyday lives, the utilization of …