Anisotropic Particle Assemblies: Synthesis, Assembly, Modeling, and Applications

Anisotropic Particle Assemblies: Synthesis, Assembly, Modeling, and Applications covers the synthesis, assembly, modeling and applications of various types of anisotropic particles. Topics such as chemical synthesis and scalable fabrication of colloidal molecules, molecular mimetic self-assembly, directed assembly under external fields, theoretical and numerical modeling, anisotropic materials with novel interfacial properties, metamaterials with unusual optical properties and their applications in renewable energy, intelligent micro-machines and biomedical fields are discussed. Contributors to this book are internationally known experts who have been actively studying each of these subfields for many years.

This book is an invaluable reference for researchers and chemical engineers who are working at the intersection of physics, chemistry and chemical engineering. It educates students, trains the next generation of researchers, and stimulates continuous development in this rapidly emerging area for new materials and innovative technologies.

Provides comprehensive coverage on new developments in anisotropic particlesFeatures chapters written by leading experts in each of the sub-fieldsContains information that will appeal to a broad spectrum of professionals, including chemical engineers, chemists and physicistsServes as both a reference book for researchers and a textbook for graduate students

1. Recent advances in the synthesis of anisotropic particles
Mona Treguer-Delapierre, Alexandra Madeira, Celine Hubert and Serge Ravaine
2. Shape control in the synthesis of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals
Zeke Liu, Wanli Ma and Xingchen Ye
3. On the mechanistic studies of the growth of anisotropic particles (theory and simulation)
Matteo Salvalaglio
4. Molecular mimetic self-assembly of anisotropic particles
Theodore Hueckel and Stefano Sacanna
5. Directed assembly of anisotropic particles under external fields
Fuduo Ma, Xingfu Yang and Ning Wu
6. Computational simulations for particles at interfaces
Francois Sicard and Alberto Striolo
7. Anisotropic particles at fluid-fluid interfaces
(experiment)
Laura C. Bradley, Wei-Han Chen and Daeyeon Lee
8. Theoretical approaches to investigate anisotropic particles at fluid interfaces
Fernando Bresme
9. Design and synthesis of structured particles for next-generation lithium-ion batteries
Jian Zhu and Da Deng
10. Active colloids: Toward an intelligent micromachine
Weijie Huang, Rui Cheng, Leidong Mao and Yiping Zhao
11. Noble metal nanoparticles with anisotropy in shape and surface functionality for biomedical applications
Domenico Marson, Ye Yang, Stefan Guldin and Paola Posocco
12. Outlook and future directions
Alberto Striolo, Daeyeon Lee and Ning Wu