Peter Schurtenberger

TL;DR: This work systematically investigates directed self-assembly using Monte Carlo simulations of a two-point-charge model of polarizable prolate ellipsoids and shows that, at sufficiently high electric field strength, the anisotropy in shape and electrostatic interactions causes a transition from three-dimensional crystal structures observed at low aspect ratios to two-dimensional sheets and tubes at higher aspect ratios.

TL;DR: In this article, the formation of a highly transparent nanocomposite using an in situ polymerisation of monodisperse, 50nm diameter, colloidal silica coated with 3-trimethoxysilyl (TPM) dispersed in methyl methacrylate (MMA) was described, and it is possible to follow the polymerisation process in a completely noninvasive way using time-resolved dynamic light scattering and small-angle neutron scattering.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-correlation light scattering technique was used to extract single scattered light from highly turbid polystyrene samples, and the amplitude of the first peak of S(q) reflecting the order of the suspension does not monotonically decrease, but rather shows a distinct minimum at ~ (5 − 8)×10−3.

TL;DR: This work combines DDM with small-angle x-ray scattering and rheological measurements to locate the glass transition and to relate the collective short- and long-time diffusion coefficients to the structural correlations and the evolution of the zero shear viscosity as the system approaches an arrested state.

TL;DR: The synthesis of hybrid magnetic ellipsoidal nanoparticles that consist of a mixture of two different iron oxide phases, hematite and maghemite, is described and their magnetic field-driven self-assembly is characterized.