Chemical methods developed over the past two decades enable preparation of colloidal
nanocrystals with uniform size and shape. These Brownian objects readily order into …

Colloidal particles may be considered as building blocks for materials, just like atoms are the
bricks of molecules, macromolecules, and crystals. Periodic arrays of colloids (colloidal …

The site‐specific engineering of colloidal surfaces has provided a powerful approach to
pushing the boundaries of today's materials research. The resulting surface‐anisotropic and …

Recently, an increasing experimental effort has been devoted to the synthesis of complex
colloidal particles with chemically or physically patterned surfaces and possible specific …

In this review we focus on the determination of phase diagrams by computer simulation, with
particular attention to the fluid–solid and solid–solid equilibria. The methodology to compute …

All liquids (except helium owing to quantum effects) crystallize at low temperatures, forming
ordered structures. The competition between disorder, which stabilizes the liquid phase, and …

Understanding the thermodynamic stability and metastability of materials can help us to, for
example, gauge whether crystalline polymorphs in pharmaceutical formulations are likely to …

We systematically study the design of simple patchy sphere models that reversibly self-
assemble into monodisperse icosahedral clusters. We find that the optimal patch width is a …

Colloidal particles have the right size to form ordered structures with periodicities
comparable to the wavelength of visible light. The tantalizing colours of precious opals and …

Self-assembly of colloidal particles into 3D lattices, with potential applications as single
crystals with promising optical properties, has received considerable attention. The superior …