Reconfigurable assemblies of Janus rods in AC electric fields.

Chaudhary, Kundan; Juárez, Jaime J; Chen, Qian; Granick, Steve; Lewis, Jennifer A · Soft Matter · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We investigate the electric field-induced assembly of Janus colloids composed of silica rods patterned with gold patches in both side- and tip-coated motifs. These shape and chemically anisotropic particles assemble into reconfigurable chains, whose structure depends on patch location, AC electric field strength, and frequency.

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