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Self-Assembly and Phase Behaviour of Indented Colloids
Published on Jun 01, 20152485 Views
Spherical colloids with an indentation can chain via the process of lock-key binding whereby the indented side of one particle (the lock) fits neatly into the convex side of another (the key). Assembl
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Self assembly and phase behaviour of indented colloids00:00
Acknowledgments01:33
Outline02:02
Motivation: Small particle additives03:31
Size: Depletion04:14
Depletion: Experiments06:12
Particle shape06:53
Simulation challenges08:37
Visualising the problem09:56
Geometrical cluster algorithm - 110:38
Geometrical cluster algorithm - 211:26
Geometrical cluster algorithm - 311:57
Geometrical cluster algorithm - 412:06
Geometrical cluster algorithm - 512:18
Geometrical cluster algorithm - 713:02
Geometrical cluster algorithm - 613:06
Geometrical cluster algorithm - 813:40
Indented colloids13:43
Anisotropic particle - “Lock”15:32
Depletion induced chaining - 117:41
Depletion induced chaining - 217:45
Depletion induced chaining - 318:36
Depletion induced chaining - 419:01
Depletion induced chaining - 519:10
Depletion induced chaining - 619:20
Depletion induced chaining - 719:23
Snapshots: fixed dc, various ηs - 119:38
Snapshots: fixed dc, various ηs - 220:47
Snapshots: fixed dc, various ηs - 321:00
Snapshots: fixed dc, various ηs - 421:34
Snapshots: fixed dc, various ηs - 522:21
Movie22:48
Measures23:00
Snapshots24:03
Wertheim perturbation theory for associating fluids24:27
Bonds are independent26:29
Depletion induced lock chaining27:15
Reformulated theory (overview)28:17
Sub K1 into mass action equation and solve self-consistently for X29:01
Graph30:04
Bulk phase behaviour31:01
Effective potential - 132:08
Effective potential - 232:55
Effective Potential: Back to back34:04
Effective Potential: Lock binding34:15
Mapping the two parameters35:09
Phase Map - 136:31
Critical Point37:36
Phase Map - 237:49
Mapping back38:31
Binodals - 139:15
Unusual40:28
Binodals - 240:41
Connected Clusters - 140:47
Connected Clusters - 241:29
Connected Clusters - 341:31
Connected Clusters - 441:42
Connected Clusters - 541:54
Probe Diameter42:17
Empty Space43:19
Connected Space - 143:35
Connected Space - 244:22
Network motifs45:09
Trees and loops45:42
Connected Clusters - 647:09
Summary47:52