Predicting the self-assembly of superparamagnetic colloids under magnetic fields
Faraudo, Jordi (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona)
Andreu Segura, Jordi (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona)
Calero, Carlos (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Física de la Matèria Condensada)
Camacho Castro, Juan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Física)

Date:	2016
Abstract:	Self-assembly processes are very important in material sciences but are particularly difficult to predict quantitatively. This is the case for particulate magnetic materials in which field-induced self-assembly processes are essential. This article describes the recent advances in the development of predictive theoretical tools for the study of directed self-assembly of superparamagnetic colloids under magnetic fields. A practical view is presented of how to employ the new concepts (derived from thermodynamic theory) to predict the possible assembled structures from the properties of the colloids and thermodynamic conditions. Quantitative prediction of kinetics is also discussed for the cases in which equilibrium theory is not relevant. Finally, an outline of fundamental aspects of the theory is presented.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SEV-2015-0496 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad FIS2012-32099
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió sotmesa a revisió
Subject:	Colloidal materials ; Magnetic field directed self-assembly ; Superparamagnetism ; Theory and simulation ; Thermodynamics of self-assembly
Published in:	Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 26, issue 22 (June 2016) , p. 3837-3858, ISSN 1616-301X

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201504839

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