{"id":545,"date":"2024-05-09T16:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T16:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samtari.com\/?p=545"},"modified":"2024-09-17T15:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:47:42","slug":"new-paper-published-in-nature-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samtari.com\/?p=545","title":{"rendered":"New Paper Published in Nature Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My first paper published from Duke University, in collaboration with Prof. Andrea R. Tao at University of California, San Diego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Podcast on this paper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/samtari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/A-MultiphysicsApproach-for-Self-Assembly-of-Nanocrystal-Checkerboards-via-Non-Specific-Interactions-1.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Checkerboard lattices\u2014where the resulting structure is open, porous, and highly symmetric\u2014are difficult to create by self-assembly. Synthetic systems that adopt such structures typically rely on shape complementarity and site-specific chemical interactions that are only available to biomolecular systems (e.g., protein, DNA). Here we show the assembly of checkerboard lattices from colloidal nanocrystals that harness the effects of multiple, coupled physical forces at disparate length scales (interfacial, interparticle, and intermolecular) and that do not rely on chemical binding. Colloidal Ag nanocubes were bi-functionalized with mixtures of hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface ligands and subsequently assembled at an air\u2013water interface. Using feedback between molecular dynamics simulations and interfacial assembly experiments, we achieve a periodic checkerboard mesostructure that represents a tiny fraction of the phase space associated with the polymer-grafted nanocrystals used in these experiments. In a broader context, this work expands our knowledge of non-specific nanocrystal interactions and presents a computation-guided strategy for designing self-assembling materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"841\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/samtari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/checkerboard-paper-841x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samtari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/checkerboard-paper-841x1024.webp 841w, https:\/\/samtari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/checkerboard-paper-246x300.webp 246w, https:\/\/samtari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/checkerboard-paper-768x936.webp 768w, https:\/\/samtari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/checkerboard-paper-1261x1536.webp 1261w, https:\/\/samtari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/checkerboard-paper-1681x2048.webp 1681w, https:\/\/samtari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/checkerboard-paper.webp 1847w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wang, Y., Zhou, Y., Yang, Q.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Self-assembly of nanocrystal checkerboard patterns via non-specific interactions.&nbsp;<em>Nat Commun<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>15<\/strong>, 3913 (2024). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-024-47572-2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My first paper published from Duke University, in collaboration with Prof. Andrea R. 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