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Charge Regulation Effects in Nanoparticle Self-Assembly.

Tine Curk¹, Erik Luijten^1,2

¹Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.

Physical Review Letters

|April 16, 2021

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Area of Science:

Physical Chemistry
Colloid Science
Computational Nanoscience

Background:

Nanoparticles in solution gain charge via surface group reactions.
Constant-charge approximations inadequately describe nanoparticle electrostatic interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To implement and evaluate charge-regulating boundary conditions for nanoparticle simulations.
To investigate the impact of dynamic charge adjustment on self-assembled structures.

Main Methods:

A hybrid Monte Carlo/molecular dynamics (MC/MD) simulation scheme was developed.
The scheme dynamically adjusts the charges of nanoparticle surface groups during simulations.

Main Results:

Charge regulation qualitatively alters self-assembled nanoparticle structures.
Global charge redistribution leads to the stabilization of asymmetric constructs.
Conditions for the validity of the constant-charge approximation were identified.

Conclusions:

Charge-regulating boundary conditions are crucial for accurate nanoparticle electrostatics.
Dynamic charge adjustment significantly influences self-assembly, surpassing constant-charge models.
Understanding charge regulation is key to controlling nanoparticle assembly and properties.