Phase behavior of ditethered nanospheres
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2009-11-18 v1 Soft Condensed Matter
Abstract
We report the results from a computational study of the self-assembly of amphiphilic ditethered nanospheres using molecular simulation. We explore the phase behavior as a function of nanosphere diameter, interaction strength, and directionality of the tether-tether interactions. We predict the formation of seven distinct ordered phases. We compare these structures with those observed in linear and star triblock copolymer systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0907.5015,
title = {Phase behavior of ditethered nanospheres},
author = {Christopher R. Iacovella and Sharon C. Glotzer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.5015},
year = {2009}
}
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8 pages, 9 figures