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20242026
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5 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Electrostatic Superlattices beyond 1:1 Stoichiometry

Binay P. Nayak, Prapti Kakkar, Wesley P. Korba +5

Exotic nanoparticle superstructures can be accessed by harnessing nanoparticle softness and charge regulation, features often viewed as obstacles to structural control. Here, we sh…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Valence-free open nanoparticle superlattices

Binay P. Nayak, Zinnia Mallick, Wenjie Wang +7

A cornerstone of advanced materials design is establishing a framework for assembling nanoparticle superstructures with tailored symmetries. A longstanding challenge has been assem…

cond-mat.soft2025

Electrostatically Assembled Open Square and Checkerboard Superlattices

Binay P. Nayak, Wenjie Wang, Honghu Zhang +4

Programmable assembly of nanoparticles into structures other than hexagonal lattices remains challenging. Assembling an open checkerboard or square lattice is harder to achieve com…

cond-mat.soft2024

Specific Iron Binding to Natural Sphingomyelin Membrane Induced by Non-Specific Co-Solutes

Wenjie Wang, Honghu Zhang, Binay P. Nayak +1

Hypothesis: Sphingomyelin (SPM), a crucial phospholipid in the myelin sheath, is vital in insulating nerve fibers. We hypothesize that iron ions selectively bind to the phosphatidy…

cond-mat.soft2024

Effect of Grafting Density on the Two-dimensional Assembly of Nanoparticles

Binay P. Nayak, James Ethan Batey, Hyeong Jin Kim +5

Employing grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) and X-ray reflectivity (XRR), we demonstrate that films composed of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-grafted silver nanop…