ArticleNature communications2019
Activity-controlled annealing of colloidal monolayers.
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- Dependence of the acoustic propulsion of nano- and microcones on their orientation and aspect ratio.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Light, Matter, Action: Shining Light on Active Matter.ACS photonics · 2023Review
- Field-Pulse-Induced Annealing of 2D Colloidal Polycrystals.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Confinement-induced accumulation and de-mixing of microscopic active-passive mixtures.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Controlling disorder in self-assembled colloidal monolayersNanoscale · 2022Review
- Acoustically propelled nano- and microcones: fast forward and backward motion.Nanoscale advances · 2021Article
- Emergence and melting of active vortex crystals.Nature communications · 2021Article
- From predictive modelling to machine learning and reverse engineering of colloidal self-assembly.Nature materials · 2021Review
- Accelerated annealing of colloidal crystal monolayers by means of cyclically applied electric fields.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Electrically powered motions of toron crystallites in chiral liquid crystals.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020Article
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Abstract
Molecular motors are essential to the living, generating fluctuations that boost transport and assist assembly. Active colloids, that consume energy to move, hold similar potential for man-made materials controlled by forces generated from within. Yet, their use as a powerhouse in materials science lacks. Here we show a massive acceleration of the annealing of a monolayer of passive beads by moderate addition of self-propelled microparticles. We rationalize our observations with a model of collisions that drive active fluctuations and activate the annealing. The experiment is quantitatively compared with Brownian dynamic simulations that further unveil a dynamical transition in the mechanism of annealing. Active dopants travel uniformly in the system or co-localize at the grain boundaries as a result of the persistence of their motion. Our findings uncover the potential of internal activity to control materials and lay the groundwork for the rise of materials science beyond equilibrium.
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