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Directed self-assembly of Janus rods

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Anisotropic Janus colloids are emerging building blocks for programmable self-assembly of materials. So far, experimental studies on the self-assembly of Janus particles have focused on the behavior of small clusters formed in dilute suspensions, mainly due to the scarcity of the available colloids. Here, we demonstrate a simple, yet versatile method yielding monodisperse colloids that possess anisotropy in both shape and chemistry. We observe that these particles exhibit hierarchical self-assembly: they first form inverse cylindrical “micelles”, which subsequently stack into highly ordered lanes and ultimately form macroscopic structures. Computer simulations shine further light on the observed structures.

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