Advantages and limitations of density functional theory in block copolymer directed self-assembly

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Liu ◽  
Nabil Laachi ◽  
Kris T. Delaney ◽  
Glenn H. Fredrickson
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Functional Theory

A density functional theory of chiral block copolymer melts

2013 ◽  
Vol 138 (19) ◽  
pp. 194901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Hao Wang ◽  
Toshihiro Kawakatsu ◽  
Peilong Chen ◽  
Chun-Yi David Lu
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Copolymer Melts

scholarly journals Insight into the Self-Assembly of Water-Soluble Perylene Bisimide Derivatives Through a Combined Computational and Experimental Approach

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily R. Draper ◽  
Liam Wilbraham ◽  
Dave J. Adams ◽  
Matthew Wallace ◽  
Martijn Zwijnenburg
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Colloidal Stability ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
The Self ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Perylene Bisimide ◽  
Aggregate Growth ◽  
Perylene Bisimides

We use a combination of computational and experimental techniques to study the self-assembly and gelation of water-soluble perylene bisimides derivatised at the imide position with an amino acid. Specifically, we study the likely structure of self-assembled aggregates of the alanine-functionalised perylene bisimide (PBI-A) and the thermodynamics of their formation using density functional theory and predict the UV-vis spectra of such aggregates using time-dependent density functional theory. We compare these predictions to experiments in which we study the evolution of the UV-Vis and NMR spectra and rheology of alkaline PBI-A solutions when gradually decreasing the pH. Based on the combined computational and experimental results, we show that PBI-A self-assembles at all pH values but that aggregates grow in size upon protonation. Gelation is driven not by aggregate growth but reduction of the aggregation surface-charge and a decrease in the colloidal stability of the aggregation with respect to agglomeration.

Understanding molecular self-assembly of a diol compound by considering competitive interactions

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (39) ◽  
pp. 27390-27395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Díaz Arado ◽  
Maike Luft ◽  
Harry Mönig ◽  
Philipp Alexander Held ◽  
Armido Studer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Competitive Interactions ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Chemical Groups

With a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory, effects on molecular self-assembly involving two distinct chemical groups were investigated.

Experimental and density functional theory investigation of Pt-loaded titanium dioxide/molybdenum disulfide nanohybrid for SO2 gas sensing

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 4900-4907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongzhi Zhang ◽  
Maosong Pang ◽  
Junfeng Wu ◽  
Yuhua Cao
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Molybdenum Disulfide ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
So2 Gas

A high-performance sulfur dioxide sensor based on a platinum-loaded titanium dioxide/molybdenum disulfide ternary nanocomposite is synthesized via layer-by-layer self-assembly.

The self-assembly mechanism of the Lindqvist anion [W6O19]2− in aqueous solution: a density functional theory study

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (37) ◽  
pp. 11361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong-Ling Lang ◽  
Wei Guan ◽  
Li-Kai Yan ◽  
Shi-Zheng Wen ◽  
Zhong-Min Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
The Self ◽  
Density Functional Theory Study ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Assembly Mechanism

scholarly journals Insight into the Self-Assembly of Water-Soluble Perylene Bisimide Derivatives Through a Combined Computational and Experimental Approach

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily R. Draper ◽  
Liam Wilbraham ◽  
Dave J. Adams ◽  
Matthew Wallace ◽  
Martijn Zwijnenburg
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Colloidal Stability ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
The Self ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Perylene Bisimide ◽  
Aggregate Growth ◽  
Perylene Bisimides

We use a combination of computational and experimental techniques to study the self-assembly and gelation of water-soluble perylene bisimides derivatised at the imide position with an amino acid. Specifically, we study the likely structure of self-assembled aggregates of the alanine-functionalised perylene bisimide (PBI-A) and the thermodynamics of their formation using density functional theory and predict the UV-vis spectra of such aggregates using time-dependent density functional theory. We compare these predictions to experiments in which we study the evolution of the UV-Vis and NMR spectra and rheology of alkaline PBI-A solutions when gradually decreasing the pH. Based on the combined computational and experimental results, we show that PBI-A self-assembles at all pH values but that aggregates grow in size upon protonation. Gelation is driven not by aggregate growth but reduction of the aggregation surface-charge and a decrease in the colloidal stability of the aggregation with respect to agglomeration.

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