Morphological Diversity of DNA-Colloidal Self-Assembly

Alexei V. Tkachenko
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 148303 – Published 16 September 2002

Abstract

We study theoretically a binary system in which an attraction of unlike particles is combined with a type-independent soft-core repulsion. The possible experimental implementation of the system is a mixture of DNA-covered colloids, in which both the repulsion and the attraction may be induced by DNA solution. The system is shown to exhibit surprisingly diverse and unusual morphologies. Among them are the diamond lattice and the membrane phase with in-plane square order, a striking example of spontaneous compactification.

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  • Received 21 June 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.148303

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Alexei V. Tkachenko

  • Department of Physics, University of Michigan, 500 E. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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Vol. 89, Iss. 14 — 30 September 2002

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