Issue 22, 2009
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Soft Matter

Phase behavior of ditethered nanospheres†

Christopher R. Iacovellaa  and  Sharon C. Glotzer*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

b Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
E-mail: sglotzer@umich.edu

Abstract

We report the results from a computational study of the self-assembly of amphiphilic ditethered nanospheres using molecular simulation. We explore the phase behavior as a function of nanosphere diameter, interaction strength, and directionality of the tether–tether interactions. We predict the formation of seven distinct ordered phases. We compare these structures with those observed in linear and star triblock copolymer systems.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B909669H
Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 May 2009
Accepted
27 Jul 2009
First published
15 Sep 2009

Soft Matter, 2009,5, 4492-4498

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C. R. Iacovella and S. C. Glotzer, Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 4492 DOI: 10.1039/B909669H

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