Bistable self-assembly in homogeneous colloidal systems for flexible modular architectures
- Author(s)
- Gabi Steinbach, Dennis Nissen, Manfred Albrecht, Ekaterina Novak, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, Sofia Kantorovich, Sibylle Gemming, Artur Erbe
- Abstract
This paper presents a homogeneous system of magnetic colloidal particles that self-assembles via two structural patterns of different symmetry. Based on a qualitative comparison between a real magnetic particles system, analytical calculations and molecular dynamics simulations, it is shown that bistability can be achieved by a proper tailoring of an anisotropic magnetization distribution inside the particles. The presented bistability opens new possibilities to form two-dimensionally extended and flexible structures where the connectivity between the particles can be changed in vivo.
- Organisation(s)
- Computational and Soft Matter Physics
- External organisation(s)
- Technische Universität Chemnitz, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Universität Augsburg, Ural Federal University
- Journal
- Soft Matter
- Volume
- 12
- Pages
- 2737-2743
- No. of pages
- 7
- ISSN
- 1744-683X
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/C5SM02899J
- Publication date
- 2016
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103015 Condensed matter, 103006 Chemical physics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics, Chemistry(all)
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/bistable-selfassembly-in-homogeneous-colloidal-systems-for-flexible-modular-architectures(a59d6dda-a035-47fd-a0b7-c9109d1d82e7).html