Simulation studies of the self-assembly of cone-shaped particles

Details Simulation studies of the self-assembly of cone-shaped particles Simulation studies of the self-assembly of cone-shaped particles

2006-08-28

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0608613v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Scientific paper

We systematically investigate the self-assembly of anisotropic cone-shaped particles decorated by ring-like attractive patches. We demonstrate that the self-assembled clusters, which arise due to the conical particle's anisotropic shape combined with directional attractive interactions, are precise for certain cluster sizes, resulting in a precise packing sequence of clusters of increasing sizes with decreasing cone angles. We thoroughly explore the dependence of cluster packing on cone angle and cooling rate, and categorize the resulting structures as stable and metastable clusters. We also discuss the implication of our simulation results in the context of the Israelachvili packing rule for surfactants, and a recent geometrical packing analysis on hard cones in the limit of large numbers of cones.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Simulation studies of the self-assembly of cone-shaped particles does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Simulation studies of the self-assembly of cone-shaped particles, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Simulation studies of the self-assembly of cone-shaped particles will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-333032