@article{MehrGrigorievHeatonetal.2020, author = {Mehr, Fatemeh Naderi and Grigoriev, Dmitry and Heaton, Rebecca and Baptiste, Joshua and Stace, Anthony J. and Puretskiy, Nikolay and Besley, Elena and B{\"o}ker, Alexander}, title = {Self-assembly behavior of oppositely charged inverse bipatchy microcolloids}, series = {Small : nano micro}, volume = {16}, journal = {Small : nano micro}, number = {14}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1613-6810}, doi = {10.1002/smll.202000442}, pages = {9}, year = {2020}, abstract = {A directed attractive interaction between predefined "patchy" sites on the surfaces of anisotropic microcolloids can provide them with the ability to self-assemble in a controlled manner to build target structures of increased complexity. An important step toward the controlled formation of a desired superstructure is to identify reversible electrostatic interactions between patches which allow them to align with one another. The formation of bipatchy particles with two oppositely charged patches fabricated using sandwich microcontact printing is reported. These particles spontaneously self-aggregate in solution, where a diversity of short and long chains of bipatchy particles with different shapes, such as branched, bent, and linear, are formed. Calculations show that chain formation is driven by a combination of attractive electrostatic interactions between oppositely charged patches and the charge-induced polarization of interacting particles.}, language = {en} } @article{Megow2015, author = {Megow, J{\"o}rg}, title = {How Van der Waals Interactions Influence the Absorption Spectra of Pheophorbide a Complexes: A Mixed Quantum-Classical Study}, series = {ChemPhysChem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry}, volume = {16}, journal = {ChemPhysChem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry}, number = {14}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1439-4235}, doi = {10.1002/cphc.201500326}, pages = {3101 -- 3107}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The computation of dispersive site energy shifts due to van der Waals interaction (London dispersion forces) was combined with mixed quantum-classical methodology to calculate the linear optical absorption spectra of large pheophorbide a (Pheo) dendrimers. The computed spectra agreed very well with the measurements considering three characteristic optical features occurring with increasing aggregate size: a strong line broadening, a redshift, and a low-energy shoulder. The improved mixed quantum-classical methodology is considered a powerful tool in investigating molecular aggregates.}, language = {en} }