In situ SAXS measurement and molecular dynamics simulation of magnetic alignment of hexagonal LLC nanostructures Cong, Weiwei, Gao, Weimin, Garvey, Christopher J, Dumée, Ludovic F, Zhang, Juan, Kent, Ben, Wang, Guang, She, Fenghua and Kong, Lingxue 2018, In situ SAXS measurement and molecular dynamics simulation of magnetic alignment of hexagonal LLC nanostructures, Membranes, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1-12, doi: 10.3390/membranes8040123. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title In situ SAXS measurement and molecular dynamics simulation of magnetic alignment of hexagonal LLC nanostructures Author(s) Cong, Weiwei Gao, Weimin orcid.org/0000-0002-7390-169X Garvey, Christopher J Dumée, Ludovic F orcid.org/0000-0002-0264-4024 Zhang, Juan Kent, Ben Wang, Guang She, Fenghua orcid.org/0000-0001-8191-0820 Kong, Lingxue orcid.org/0000-0001-6219-3897 Journal name Membranes Volume number 8 Issue number 4 Start page 1 End page 12 Total pages 12 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2018-12 ISSN 2077-0375 Keyword(s) alignment hexagonal in situ small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) lyotropic liquid crystals magnetic field nanofiltration Summary The alignment of nanostructures in materials such as lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) templated materials has the potential to significantly improve their performances. However, accurately characterising and quantifying the alignment of such fine structures remains very challenging. In situ small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and molecular dynamics were employed for the first time to understand the hexagonal LLC alignment process with magnetic nanoparticles under a magnetic field. The enhanced alignment has been illustrated from the distribution of azimuthal intensity in the samples exposed to magnetic field. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the relationship between the imposed force of the magnetic nanoparticles under magnetic field and the force transferred to the LLC cylinders which leads to the LLC alignment. The combinational study with experimental measurement and computational simulation will enable the development and control of nanostructures in novel materials for various applications. Language eng DOI 10.3390/membranes8040123 Field of Research 091209 Polymers and Plastics 090404 Membrane and Separation Technologies HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2018, the authors Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30118008 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Frontier Materials Open Access Checking GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 06 Feb 2019, 21:27:58 EST Thu, 07 Feb 2019, 04:01:30 EST Sat, 30 Mar 2019, 01:31:46 EST Wed, 19 Jun 2019, 06:04:47 EST Tue, 25 Jun 2019, 12:54:30 EST Tue, 25 Jun 2019, 12:58:09 EST Tue, 25 Jun 2019, 12:58:50 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 22 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 06 Feb 2019, 21:27:58 EST

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