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  • Title: Directed assembly of Janus particles under high frequency ac-electric fields: effects of medium conductivity and colloidal surface chemistry.
    Author: Zhang L, Zhu Y.
    Journal: Langmuir; 2012 Sep 18; 28(37):13201-7. PubMed ID: 22924894.
    Abstract:
    The manipulation and assembly of polystyrene-based Janus particles of varied surface chemistry on one hemispherical particle surface under high frequency nonuniform ac-electric fields is examined experimentally by in situ microscopic observation. Strong effects of ac-field frequency, medium conductivity, and particle surface chemistry on the structure of Janus colloidal assembly are observed. At low medium conductivity, σ(m) from 0.0007 S/m to 0.0153 S/m, pearl chains of Janus particles are observed over the ac-frequency range from 25 kHz to 20 MHz, indicating the dielectrophoresis (DEP)-directed assembly. In contrast, the chaining of Janus particles is disrupted in a certain frequency range at high σ(m) from 0.0153 S/m to 0.116 S/m, suggesting the combining effects of both induced-charge electrophoresis (ICEP) and DEP. The critical transition frequency for the onset of the fractal aggregation at high σ(m) from 0.0153 S/m to 0.116 S/m is experimentally determined, showing a good agreement with the theoretically predicted upper ICEP frequency limit. Additionally, it is demonstrated that by using zwitterionic Janus particles, the assembled structure of Janus particles under ac-fields can be modified by the chemical coatings on each hemispherical surface of Janus particles.
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