Sara Fortuna (Author), Alessandro Troisi (Author), David L. Cheung (Author)

Abstract

We model the two-dimensional self-assembly of planar molecules capable of complementary interactions (like hydrogen bonding) as a set of hexagonal tiles on a hexagonal lattice. We use Monte Carlo simulations to study the phase diagrams of three model systems. The phases are characterized using a variety of order parameters, and they are studied as a function of the strength of the complementary interaction energy. This simplified model is proven to be capable of reproducing the phases encountered in real systems, unifying within the same framework most of the structures encountered experimentally.

Keywords

self-assembly;self-organisation;Monte Carlo simulations;lattice model;dicarboxilic acid;hexagonal lattice;

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Language: English
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Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UNG - University of Nova Gorica
UDC: 54
COBISS: 4530427 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1520-6106
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URN: URN:SI:UNG
Type (COBISS): Not categorized
Pages: ǂstr. ǂ1849-1858
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ114
Issue: ǂno. ǂ5
Chronology: 2010
DOI: 10.1021/jp9098649
ID: 9175951