4 papers
Partially bonded crystals: a pathway to porosity and polymorphism
Carina Karner, Emanuela Bianchi
In recent years, experimental and theoretical investigations have shown that anisotropic colloids can self-organise into ordered porous monolayers, where the interplay of localised…
Hierarchical self-assembly of anisotropic colloidal platelets
Carina Karner, Christoph Dellago, Emanuela Bianchi
Anisotropy at the level of the inter-particle interaction provides the particles with specific instructions for the self-assembly of target structures. The ability to synthesize no…
How patchiness controls the properties of chain-like assemblies of colloidal platelets
Carina Karner, Christoph Dellago, Emanuela Bianchi
Patchy colloidal platelets with convex, non-spherical shapes have been realized with different materials at length scales ranging from nanometers to microns. While the assembly of…
Design of patchy rhombi: from close-packed tilings to open lattices
Carina Karner, Emanuela Bianchi, Christoph Dellago
In the realm of functional materials, the production of two-dimensional structures with tuneable porosity is of paramount relevance for many practical applications: surfaces with r…