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Vu-Minh T, Dao-Hong A, Bui-Bich P, Nguyen-Tran-Thanh N, Tran-Manh C, Tran-Phan-Thuy L, Doan-Thi H, Luc-Huy H, Pham-Van H. Evaporation-driven assembly of colloidal nanoparticles into clusters: A dissipative particle dynamics study. Phys Rev E 2023; 108:014602. [PMID: 37583241 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.108.014602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
Abstract
In this work we consider a simulation strategy for assembling Janus nanoparticles in oil-in-water emulsion droplets by evaporation based on the dissipative particle dynamics method. Our simple method reproduces all the observed cluster configurations that have been explored experimentally. In addition, the kinetic process of cluster formation is systematically investigated. We observe a structural transition from spherical packings to minimal second-moment configurations via visual inspection and a simple angle parameter. We reveal that the critical volume at which the transition occurs is a cubic function of the number of particles, N. Our approach also allows us to anticipate higher-order clusters, overcoming the limitations of the standard methods in the literature. Similarly to small N values, we find that for each N in the range of 16-39, all final clusters have a unique configuration.
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- Tu Vu-Minh
- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuanthuy Road, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuanthuy Road, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuanthuy Road, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuanthuy Road, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuanthuy Road, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuanthuy Road, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuanthuy Road, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuanthuy Road, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuanthuy Road, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Assembled crystal structures of cubic patchy colloid-droplet mixtures: theoretical prediction and simulation study. Colloid Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-022-05048-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Gao Y, Zhou Y, Xu X, Chen C, Xiong B, Zhu J. Fabrication of Oriented Colloidal Crystals from Capillary Assembly of Polymer-Tethered Gold Nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106880. [PMID: 35146905 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Self-assembled colloidal crystals (CCs) or nanoparticle (NPs) superlattices have attracted significant attention due to their potential applications in many fields. However, due to the complex interactions that govern the self-assembly, it is difficult to predict and control the superstructure organization of CCs. Herein, a facile yet effective way is demonstrated to fabricate oriented CCs from capillary assembly of polymer-tethered gold NPs (AuNPs). Assembly mechanism of polymer-tethered AuNPs and their superlattice structures are systematically studied by in situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) technology. The results show that the oriented CCs of polymer-tethered AuNPs can be obtained upon solvent evaporation in a capillary tube and the oriented structure is mainly determined by the chain length of polymer ligands and size of AuNPs. Assembly of AuNPs tethered by short-chain ligand can result in oriented face-centered cubic (fcc) superlattice, whereas AuNPs tethered by long-chain ligand can assemble into an oriented body-centered tetragonal (bct) superlattice structure. Interestingly, in situ SAXS study shows that for the sample of bct superlattice structure, a transformation from fcc to bct superlattice upon solvent evaporation is observed, which strongly depends on chain length of ligands. This work provides a useful guide for polymer-tethered AuNPs to prepare orientation colloidal crystals.
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- Yutong Gao
- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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Ha NT, Nam NTT, Hai PV. Tunable crystal structures of binary mixtures of various patchy colloids and droplets. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2021.1994416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Nguyen Thu Ha
- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Kalyuzhnyi YV, Nezbeda I, Cummings PT. Integral equation theory for mixtures of spherical and patchy colloids. 2. Numerical results. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:3513-3519. [PMID: 33662078 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm02284e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Thermodynamic properties and structure of binary mixtures of patchy and spherical colloids are studied using a recently developed theory [Y. V. Kalyuzhnyi, et al., Soft Matter, 2020, 16, 3456]. The theory is based on a solution of the multidensity Ornstein-Zernike equation and provides completely analytical expressions for the structure factors of these systems and for all their major thermodynamical quantities. The considered mixtures are made up of particles of different size and with a different number of patches. A set of molecular simulation data has been generated to enable a systematic comparison and to access thus accuracy of the theoretical predictions. In general, the predictions of the theory appear to be in good agreement with computer simulation data. For the models with a lower number of patches (np = 1, 2) the theoretical results show very good accuracy. Less accurate are the predictions for the four-patch versions of the model. While theoretical results for the radial distribution functions are, generally, relatively accurate for all the models, results for thermodynamics deteriorate with increasing concentration of the spherical colloids. Possible ways to improve the theory are briefly outlined.
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- Yurij V Kalyuzhnyi
- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Svientsitskii St., Lviv 79011, Ukraine.
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