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Grafted nanoparticles as soft patchy colloids: self-assembly versus phase separation.

Nathan A Mahynski¹, Athanassios Z Panagiotopoulos¹

¹Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.

The Journal of Chemical Physics

|February 23, 2015

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We compared two models for polymer-grafted nanoparticles (GNPs). The nanoparticle amphiphile model accurately describes GNP thermodynamics, showing self-assembly or phase separation, unlike the patchy particle model.

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Area of Science:

Polymer science
Nanotechnology
Statistical mechanics

Background:

Polymer-grafted nanoparticles (GNPs) exhibit complex thermodynamic behaviors.
Two primary models, nanoparticle amphiphiles and patchy particles, are used to describe GNPs.
Understanding GNP behavior is crucial for designing advanced materials.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate and compare the thermodynamic behavior of GNPs using two distinct models.
To evaluate the validity of the nanoparticle amphiphile model against the patchy particle model.
To explore the potential for novel phase formations, such as empty liquids, in GNP systems.

Main Methods:

Grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations on a fine lattice.
Thermodynamic analysis of model polymer-grafted nanoparticle systems.
Comparison with a recent mean-field theory for nanoparticle amphiphiles.

Main Results:

The nanoparticle amphiphile model, within the mean-field theory framework, accurately describes GNP thermodynamics.
Observed behaviors include first-order phase separation into isotropic phases and continuous self-assembly.
Model GNPs did not exhibit empty liquid phase formation.

Conclusions:

The nanoparticle amphiphile model provides a qualitatively accurate description of GNP thermodynamics.
GNP systems studied do not appear to form empty liquid phases.
Further research may be needed to explore conditions for empty liquid formation or alternative models.