Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Journal articles
  4. Influence of Sphericity on Surface Termination of Icosahedral Colloidal Clusters
 
research article

Influence of Sphericity on Surface Termination of Icosahedral Colloidal Clusters

Choi, Ye Hun
•
Lee, Jiwoo
•
Amstad, Esther  
Show more
December 10, 2023
Small

Colloids self-organize into icosahedral clusters composed of a Mackay core and an anti-Mackay shell under spherical confinement to minimize the free energy. This study explores the variation of surface arrangements of colloids in icosahedral clusters, focusing on the determining factors behind the surface arrangement. To efficiently assemble particles in emulsion droplets, droplet-to-droplet osmotic extraction from particle-laden droplets to salt-containing droplets is used, where the droplets are microfluidically prepared to guarantee a high size uniformity. The icosahedral clusters are optimally produced during a 24-h consolidation period at a 0.04 m salt concentration. The findings reveal an increase in the number of particle layers from 10 to 15 in the icosahedral clusters as the average number of particles increases from 3300 to 11 000. Intriguingly, the number of layers in the anti-Mackay shells, or surface termination, appears to more strongly depend on the sphericity of the clusters than on the deviation in the particle count from an ideal icosahedral cluster. This result suggests that the sphericity of the outermost layer, formed by the late-stage rearrangement of particles to form an anti-Mackay shell near the droplet interface, may play a pivotal role in determining the surface morphology to accommodate a spherical interface.|Icosahedral colloidal clusters are elaborately produced through a slow droplet-to-droplet osmotic extraction. The particle arrangement on the surface, determined by the layer number of the anti-Mackay shell, is more strongly influenced by the low sphericity than by the minimal deviation of the particle count from the magic number. This finding offers valuable insights into the particle assembly under spherical confinement.image

  • Details
  • Metrics
Type
research article
DOI
10.1002/smll.202309512
Web of Science ID

WOS:001118463800001

Author(s)
Choi, Ye Hun
Lee, Jiwoo
Amstad, Esther  
Kim, Shin-Hyun
Date Issued

2023-12-10

Publisher

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh

Published in
Small
Subjects

Physical Sciences

•

Technology

•

Colloidal Clusters

•

Colloidal Crystals

•

Icosahedron

•

Microfluidics

•

Structural Colors

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

EPFL

EPFL units
SMAL  
FunderGrant Number

Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea

National Research Foundation of Korea

2018M3A7B8060189

Available on Infoscience
February 20, 2024
Use this identifier to reference this record
https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/204540
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés