Kinetics of intermediate-mediated self-assembly in nanosized materials: a generic model.
We propose in this paper a generic model of a nonstandard aggregation mechanism for self-assembly processes of a class of materials involving the mediation of intermediates consisting of a polydisperse population of nanosized particles. The model accounts for a long induction period in the process. The proposed mechanism also gives insight on future experiments aiming at a more comprehensive picture of the role of self-organization in self-assembly processes.
Lutsko
James F
JF
Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems CP 231, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Blvd. du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. jlutsko@ulb.ac.be
Basios
Vasileios
V
Nicolis
Grégoire
G
Caremans
Tom P
TP
Aerts
Alexander
A
Martens
Johan A
JA
Kirschhock
Christine E A
CE
van Erp
Titus S
TS
D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*