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Entropy-Mediated Patterning of Surfactant-Coated Nanoparticles and Surfaces
We perform atomistic and mesoscale simulations to explain the origin of experimentally observed stripelike patterns formed by immiscible ligands coadsorbed on the surfaces of gold and silver nanoparticles. We show that when the conformational entropy gained via this morphology is sufficient, microphase-separated stripelike patterns form. When the entropic gain is not sufficient, we instead predict bulk phase-separated Janus particles. We also show corroborating experimental results that confirm our simulational predictions that stripes form on flat surfaces as well as on curved nanoparticle surfaces.
Type
research article
Authors
Singh, Chetana
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Ghorai, Pradip
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Horsch, Mark
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Jackson, Alicia
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Larson, Ronald
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Glotzer, Sharon
Publication date
2007
Published in
Volume
99
Issue
22
Article Number
226106
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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OTHER
EPFL units
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June 6, 2011
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