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Superlattice assembly by interpolymer complexation
Ames Laboratory Accepted Manuscripts
  • Nathan Horst, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Srikanth Nayak, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Wenjie Wang, Ames Laboratory
  • Surya Mallapragada, Iowa State University
  • David Vaknin, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Alex Travesset, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Department
Chemical and Biological Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Physics and Astronomy; Neuroscience; Ames Laboratory
OSTI ID+
1574056
Report Number
IS-J 10113
DOI
10.1039/C9SM01659G
Journal Title
Soft Matter
Abstract

We present a coarse grained model for a system where nanocrystals are functionalized with a polymer that is a hydrogen bond acceptor, such as polyethylene glycol (PEG), and are dispersed in a solution with a polymer whose monomers consist of a hydrogen bond donor, such as polyacrylic acid (PAA) at low pH (interpolymer complexation). We determine the minimum concentration of the polymer donor to induce aggregation and the structure and dynamics of the induced (fcc) superlattice. Our results are compared to previous and new experiments.

DOE Contract Number(s)
AC02-07CH11358; SC0012704; AC02-06CH11357
Language
en
Publisher
Iowa State University Digital Repository, Ames IA (United States)
Citation Information
Nathan Horst, Srikanth Nayak, Wenjie Wang, Surya Mallapragada, et al.. "Superlattice assembly by interpolymer complexation" Vol. 15 Iss. 47 (2019) p. 9690 - 9699
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mallapragada_surya_k/82/