• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Bistable self-assembly in homogeneous colloidal systems for flexible modular architectures
  • Contributor: Steinbach, Gabi [Author]; Nissen, Dennis [Author]; Albrecht, Manfred [Author]; Novak, Ekaterina V. [Author]; Sánchez, Pedro A. [Author]; Kantorovich, Sofia S. [Author]; Gemming, Sibylle [Author]; Erbe, Artur [Author]
  • Published: Royal Society of Chemistry, [2016]
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1039/C5SM02899J
  • Keywords: Kolloid ; Molekulardynamik ; Simulation ; self-assembly ; colloids ; optical microscopy ; simulations ; Lichtmikroskopie ; molecular dynamics ; Mikroskopie ; Kolloidales System ; Strukturbildung
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  • Footnote: Quelle: Soft Matter, 2016,12, 2737-2743
  • Description: 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. ; Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.