Publications 2026

  1. Determining fluid-crystal phase boundaries for a binary hard-sphere mixture using direct-coexistence simulations (under embargo till 23 September 2026)
    R.M. Alkemade, A. Salo, L. Filion and F. Smallenburg, The Journal of chemical physics 164 (12), 124104 (2026). DOI: 10.1063/5.0321591.
  2. Vanishing quantum confinement enables bright and thermally excited multicarrier emission from semiconductor nanocrystals
    T. Arens, S.J.W. Vonk, A.W. Vlasblom, M. Samoli, D. Vanmaekelbergh, P. Geiregat, Z. Hens and F.T. Rabouw, ACS Nano 20 (4), 3845-3854 (2026). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c19908. Supporting information: PDF.
  3. An equilibrium rotator glass-forming phase for long-ranged repulsive colloidal rods
    T.H. Besseling, B. van der Meer, B. Liu, L. Filion, A. Imhof and A. van Blaaderen, Nature Communications 17 (1), 2410 (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70295-5. Supporting information: PDF 1, PDF 2, AVI 1, AVI 2, AVI 3, PDF 3.
  4. Quantitative 3D real-space analysis of photonic supraparticles
    J.I. Bückmann, L.D. Hoitink, R. Yang, A. Ulugöl, L. Filion and A. van Blaaderen, Advanced Materials 38 (17), e20344 (2026). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202520344. Supporting information: DOCX, TXT 1, TXT 2.
  5. Simulations of colloidal systems
    G. Campos-Villalobos, G. Giunta and M. Dijkstra, Computational Methods for the Multiscale Modeling of Soft Matter, 71-126 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-44-327314-8.00012-9.
  6. Could edible photonic structures be an alternative to traditional food coloring?
    M.A. Cerqueira, N. Vogel, M. Lopez-Garcia, K.P. Velikov, S. Vignolini and L.M. Pastrana, Advanced Optical Materials 14 (8), e02260 (2026). DOI: 10.1002/adom.202502260.
  7. Ultrafast electric switching of brookite TiO2 nanorods with a permanent dipole moment at high concentrations
    S.N. Hosseini, A.G. Nikolaenkova, I. Dozov, P. Davidson, P.J. Baesjou, A. van Blaaderen and A. Imhof, Advanced Materials Interfaces 13 (2), e00626 (2026). DOI: 10.1002/admi.202500626. Supporting information: DOCX.
  8. Energy-efficient time series processing in real-time with fluidic iontronic memristor circuits
    T. Kamsma, Y. Gu, C. Spitoni, M. Dijkstra, Y. Xie and R. van Roij, Faraday Discussions (E-pub ahead of print), (2026). DOI: 10.1039/D5FD00168D.
  9. Deposition of hierarchically porous cellulose microfibril films via emulsion templating and drying at ambient temperature
    H.J. Kim, Y. Zeng, K.P. Velikov and O.D. Velev, Food Hydrocolloids 171, 111854 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2025.111854.
  10. Synthesis of gold nanorod@Pd(Pt)-Cu2O dendritic nanocomposites for plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis (under embargo till 19 September 2026)
    L.Y. Liu, Y.Q. Dou, M. Bransen, A. van Blaaderen, T.S. Deng, X. Zhao and D. Yu, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 716, 140337 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2026.140337. Supporting information: DOCX, MP4 1, MP4 2, MP4 3, MP4 4.
  11. Geometric origin of particle and dislocation dynamics during grain boundary migration
    B. van der Meer, M.G. Baltussen, F.A. Lavergne, A. Curran, M. Dijkstra and R.P.A. Dullens, Nature Physics 22, 415-423 (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-03165-4.
  12. Electrostatic interactions reshape the internal architecture of ionic microgels
    P.S. Mohanty, C. Zhang, E. Ballin, F. Brasili, G. Del Monte, E. Zaccarelli and F. Scheffold, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 708, 139704 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139704. Supporting information: PDF.
  13. Particle Size Effects in Au/TiO2 Catalysts for the Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
    H.L. Nolten, M.A. van Huis and P.E.de Jongh, ChemCatChem 18 (6), e00009 (2026). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202600009. Supporting information: DOCX.
  14. Use of cellulose microfibrils and potato protein to form double network gels
    I. Roberts-Harry, B.A. Macias-Rodriguez and K.P. Velikov, Food Hydrocolloids 172, 111958 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2025.111958. Supporting information: DOCX.
  15. Comparing dimensionality reduction methods for local structural identification in colloidal systems
    A. Ulugöl, J.I. Bückmann, R. Yang, L.D. Hoitink, A. van Blaaderen, F. Smallenburg and L. Filion, The Journal of Chemical Physics 164 (6), 064107 (2026). DOI: 10.1063/5.0302107. Supporting information: PDF.
  16. Solid-angle based nearest-neighbor algorithm adapted for systems with low coordination number (under embargo till 16 September 2026)
    A. Ulugöl, F. Smallenburg and L. Filion, The Journal of Chemical Physics 164 (11), 114102 (2026). DOI: 10.1063/5.0311865.