Recent Publications

Role of Polytetrahedral Structures in the Elongation and Rupture of Gold Nanowires
Citation: Iacovella CR, French WR, Cook BG, Kent PRC, Cummings PT (2011) Role of Polytetrahedral Structures in the Elongation and Rupture of Gold Nanowires, ACS Nano, 5 (12), pp 10065–10073
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Conductance, DFT, Elongation, Gold, Interaction Potentials, Nanowire, Polytetrahedra, ReaxFF, TB-SMA

Self Assembly of Soft Matter Quasicrystals and Their Approximants
Citation: Iacovella CR*, Keys AS*, Glotzer SC (*authors contributed equally) (2011) Self Assembly of Soft Matter Quasicrystals and Their Approximants, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, In Press
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Amphiphile, Free Energy Calculations, Phase Separation, Polydispersity, Polytetrahedra, Quasicrystal, Self-assembly, Tethered Nanoparticle

The Influence of Molecular Adsorption on Elongating Gold Nanowires
Citation: French WR, Iacovella CR, Cummings PT, (2011) The Influence of Molecular Adsorption on Elongating Gold Nanowires, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115 pp 18422–18433
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Elongation, Gold, Nanowire, Propane, TB-SMA

Network Forming Fluids: Yukawa Square-Well m-Point Model
Citation: Kalyuzhnyi Y, Iacovella CR, Docherty H, Holovko M, Cummings PT, (2011) Network forming fluids: Yukawa square-well m-point model, Journal of Statistical Physics, 145 pp 481-506
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, GPU, Patchy Particle, Percolation, Self-assembly

Flexible order parameters for quantifying the rate-dependent energy release mechanism of Au nanowires
Citation: Iacovella CR, French WR, Cummings PT (2011) Flexible order parameters for quantifying the rate-dependent energy release mechanism of Au nanowires, Proceedings of SciDAC 2011, Denver, CO, July 10-14
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Elongation, Gold, Nanowire, Order Parameter, TB-SMA

Characterizing Complex Particle Morphologies Through Shape Matching: Descriptors, Applications, and Algorithms
Citation: Keys AS, Iacovella CR, Glotzer SC, (2011) Characterizing Complex Particle Morphologies Through Shape Matching: Descriptors, Applications, and Algorithms, Journal of Computational Physics, 230, pp 6438–6463
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Order Parameter, Self-assembly

Characterizing Structure Through Shape Matching and Applications to Self-Assembly
Citation: Keys AS, Iacovella CR, Glotzer SC, (2011) Characterizing Structure Through Shape Matching and Applications to Self Assembly, Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics, 2, pp 263–285
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Order Parameter, Self-assembly

Pair interaction potentials of colloids by extrapolation of confocal microscopy measurements of collective suspension structure
Citation: Iacovella CR, Rogers RE, Glotzer SC, Solomon MJ (2010) Pair Interaction Potentials of Colloids by Extrapolation of Confocal Microscopy Measurements of Collective Structure, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 133, pp 164903
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Colloid, Interaction Potentials

Phase transitions in nanoconfined fluids: The evidence from simulation and theory (Perspective)
Citation: Cummings PT, Docherty H, Iacovella CR, Singh JK (2010) Phase transitions in nanoconfined fluids: The evidence from simulation and theory (Perspective), AICHE Journal, 56, pp 842–848
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Confinement, Order Parameter

Stability of the double gyroid phase to nanoparticle polydispersity in polymer-tethered nanosphere systems
Citation: Phillips CL, Iacovella CR, Glotzer SC (2010) Stability of the double gyroid phase to nanoparticle polydispersity in polymer-tethered nanosphere systems, Soft Matter, 6, pp 1693–1703
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Amphiphile, Gyroid, Order Parameter, Phase Separation, Polydispersity, Polytetrahedra, Self-assembly, Tethered Nanoparticle

Phase Behavior of Ditethered Nanospheres
Citation: Iacovella CR, Glotzer SC (2009) Phase Behavior of Ditethered Nanospheres, Soft Matter, 5, pp 4492–4498
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Amphiphile, Diamond, Gyroid, Phase Separation, Self-assembly, Tethered Nanoparticle

Complex crystal structures formed by the self assembly of di-tethered nanospheres
Citation: Iacovella CR, Glotzer SC (2009) Complex crystal structures formed by the self assembly of di-tethered nanospheres, Nano Letters, 9, pp 1206–1211
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Amphiphile, Diamond, Gyroid, Phase Separation, Self-assembly, Tethered Nanoparticle

Local ordering of polymer-tethered nanospheres and nanorods and the stabilization of the double gyroid phase
Citation: Iacovella CR, Horsch MA, Glotzer SC (2008) Local ordering of polymer-tethered nanospheres and nanorods and the stabilization of the double gyroid phase, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 129, pp 044902
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Amphiphile, Gyroid, Order Parameter, Phase Separation, Polytetrahedra, Self-assembly, Tethered Nanoparticle

Fluidic Assembly and Packing of Microspheres in Confined Channels
Citation: Vanapalli SA*, Iacovella CR*, Sung KE, Mukhija D, Millunchick JM, Burns MA, Glotzer SC, Solomon MJ (*authors contributed equally) (2008) Fluidic Assembly and Packing of Microspheres in Confined Channels, Langmuir, 24, pp 3661–3670
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Colloid, Confinement, Order Parameter

Icosahedral packing of polymer-tethered nanospheres and stabilization of the gyroid phase
Citation: Iacovella CR, Keys AS, Horsch MA, Glotzer SC, (2007) Icosahedral packing of polymer-tethered nanospheres and stabilization of the gyroid phase, Physical Review E (Rapid Communication), 75, pp 040801(R)
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Amphiphile, Gyroid, Order Parameter, Phase Separation, Polytetrahedra, Self-assembly, Tethered Nanoparticle

Self-assembly of anisotropic tethered nanoparticle shape amphiphiles
Citation: Glotzer SC, Horsch MA, Iacovella CR, Zhang ZL, Chan ER, Zhang X, (2005) Self-assembly of anisotropic tethered nanoparticle shape amphiphiles, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 10, pp 287–295
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Amphiphile, Phase Separation, Self-assembly, Tethered Nanoparticle

Phase diagrams of self-assembled mono-tethered nanospheres from molecular simulation and comparison to surfactants
Citation: Iacovella CR, Horsch MA, Zhang ZL, Glotzer SC, (2005) Phase diagrams of self-assembled mono-tethered nanospheres from molecular simulation and comparison to surfactants, Langmuir, 21, pp 9498–9494
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Amphiphile, Phase Separation, Self-assembly, Tethered Nanoparticle

Hydrodynamics and microphase ordering in block copolymers: Are hydrodynamics required for ordered phases with periodicity in more than one dimension?
Citation: Horsch MA, Zhang ZL, Iacovella CR, Glotzer SC, (2004) Hydrodynamics and microphase ordering in block copolymers: Are hydrodynamics required for ordered phases with periodicity in more than one dimension?, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 121, pp 11455-11462
Posted by iacovecr on October 31, 2011 in Recent Publications, Amphiphile, Phase Separation, Self-assembly
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