Clusters of charged Janus spheres

被引：321
作者：
Hong, Liang [1 ]
Cacciuto, Angelo [1 ]
Luijten, Erik [1 ]
Granick, Steve [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Illinois, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
来源：
NANO LETTERS | 2006年 / 6卷 / 11期
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D O I：
10.1021/nl061857i
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
We study the assembly of spherical particles with opposite electric charge on both hemispheres, in the case that the particle diameter exceeds the electrostatic screening length. Clusters result, not strings. The cluster shapes are analyzed by combined epifluorescence microscopy and Monte Carlo computer simulations with excellent agreement, indicating that the particles assemble in aqueous suspension to form equilibrated aggregates. The simulations show that charge asymmetry of individual Janus particles is preserved in the clusters.
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页码：2510 / 2514
页数：5
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