The Statistical Mechanics of Dynamic Pathways to Self-Assembly

被引:182
作者
Whitelam, Stephen [1 ]
Jack, Robert L. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Mol Foundry, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Univ Bath, Dept Phys, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
来源
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL 66 | 2015年 / 66卷
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
phase change; thermodynamics; dynamics; CRYSTAL-NUCLEATION; NONCLASSICAL NUCLEATION; 2-DIMENSIONAL CRYSTALS; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; DNA; PROTEIN; CRYSTALLIZATION; GROWTH; SYMMETRY; CLUSTERS;
D O I
10.1146/annurev-physchem-040214-121215
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
This review describes some important physical characteristics of the pathways (i.e., dynamical processes) by which molecular, nanoscale, and micrometer-scale self-assembly occurs. We highlight the existence of features of self-assembly pathways that are common to a wide range of physical systems, even though those systems may differ with respect to their microscopic details. We summarize some existing theoretical descriptions of self-assembly pathways and highlight areas-notably, the description of self-assembly pathways that occur far from equilibrium-that are likely to become increasingly important.
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页码:143 / 163
页数:21
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