Assembly of nanocrystal clusters by solvent evaporation: icosahedral order and the breakdown of the Maxwell regime

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (31) ◽  
pp. 7350-7358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Macias ◽  
Tommy Waltmann ◽  
Alex Travesset
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Solvent Evaporation ◽  
Liquid Droplets ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

We carry out molecular dynamics simulations of N gold alkylthiolated nanocrystals (0 ≤ N ≤ 29) contained in liquid droplets of octane, nonane and decane coexisting with its vapor.

scholarly journals Evaporation of liquid droplets of nano- and micro-meter size as a function of molecular mass and intermolecular interactions: experiments and molecular dynamics simulations

Soft Matter ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (35) ◽  
pp. 5858-5864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Hołyst ◽  
Marek Litniewski ◽  
Daniel Jakubczyk
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Molecular Mass ◽  
Intermolecular Interactions ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Liquid Droplets ◽  
Molecular Masses ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Evaporation Flux

On the basis of MD simulations and experiments we find the dependence of evaporation flux on molecular masses and interactions between molecules in the liquid phase for liquid droplets of sizes from tens of micrometers down to nanometers.

scholarly journals Soft particles at a fluid interface

Soft Matter ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1062-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Mehrabian ◽  
Jens Harting ◽  
Jacco H. Snoeijer
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Fluid Interfaces ◽  
Liquid Droplets ◽  
Fluid Interface ◽  
Rigid Particles ◽  
Soft Particles ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Elastic Particles

Soft particles can be used as an alternative to rigid particles, to stabilise fluid interfaces in the oil, food, and cosmetic industries. Using molecular dynamics simulations and continuum calculations, it is shown that the shape of soft elastic particles at a fluid interface is not only affected by their Young's modulus, but also strongly depends on their wettability, analogous to liquid droplets.

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