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Evaporation-driven self-assembly in the mixtures of micro and nanoparticles

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We report experimental studies on the self-assembly of silica microspheres and Laponite nanoplatelets (NPs) in evaporating sessile droplets and in thin films, respectively. A ring-like stain of the silica microspheres with positional order is observed after the evaporation of sessile droplets due to the coffee-ring effect. This effect is suppressed in the binary mixtures of silica microspheres and Laponite NPs. A depletion zone has been observed in the mixtures during the sessile droplet evaporation, the width of which can be tuned by varying the compositions. We demonstrate a simple method for preparing core–shell particles by evaporating thin films of binary mixtures in which the Laponite NPs self-assemble to form a crystalline shell on the amorphous silica microspheres. We present a possible orientation of the Laponite NPs in the shell.

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RKP acknowledges the support from the Department of Science and Technology, India for an INSPIRE Faculty Award Grant (DST/INSPIRE/04/2016/002370). SD gratefully acknowledges the support from the DST (DST/SJF/PSA-02/2014-2015) and SERB. DVS acknowledges DST for INSPIRE fellowship.

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  1. Soft and Active Matter Group, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 517507, India

    Ravi Kumar Pujala

  2. School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, India

    Devika Venkuzhy Sudhakaran & Surajit Dhara

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Pujala, R.K., Venkuzhy Sudhakaran, D. & Dhara, S. Evaporation-driven self-assembly in the mixtures of micro and nanoparticles. Bull Mater Sci 43, 173 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-020-02096-5

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