Recent Advances in the Theory and Simulation of Model Colloidal Microphase Formers.
Abstract
This mini-review synthesizes our understanding of the equilibrium behavior of particle-based
models with short-range attractive and long-range repulsive (SALR) interactions. These
models, which can form stable periodic microphases, aim to reproduce the essence of
colloidal suspensions with competing interparticle interactions. Ordered structures,
however, have yet to be obtained in experiments. In order to better understand the
hurdles to periodic microphase assembly, marked theoretical and simulation advances
have been made over the past few years. Here, we present recent progress in the study
of microphases in models with SALR interactions using liquid-state theory and density-functional
theory as well as numerical simulations. Combining these various approaches provides
a description of periodic microphases, and gives insights into the rich phenomenology
of the surrounding disordered regime. Ongoing research directions in the thermodynamics
of models with SALR interactions are also presented.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/15330Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b05471Publication Info
Zhuang, Yuan; & Charbonneau, Patrick (2016). Recent Advances in the Theory and Simulation of Model Colloidal Microphase Formers.
J Phys Chem B, 120(32). pp. 7775-7782. 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b05471. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/15330.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Patrick Charbonneau
Professor of Chemistry
Professor Charbonneau studies soft matter. His work combines theory and simulation
to understand the glass problem, protein crystallization, microphase formation, and colloidal
assembly in external fields.

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