Adsorption time scales of cluster-forming systems.

A microscopic model of adsorption in cluster forming systems with competing interaction is considered. The adsorption process is described by the master equation and modelled by a kinetic Monte Carlo method. The evolution of the particle concentration and interaction energy during the adsorption of particles on a plane triangular lattice is investigated.

Adsorption anomalies in a two-dimensional model of cluster-forming systems.

Adsorption on a boundary line confining a monolayer of particles self-assembling into clusters is studied by Monte Carlo simulations. We focus on a system of particles interacting via competing interaction potential in which effectively short-range attraction is followed by long-range repulsion. For the chemical potential values below the order-disorder phase transition the adsorption isotherms were shown to undergo nonstandard behavior, i.

Self-assembly of spiral patterns in confined systems with competing interactions.

Colloidal particles in polymer solutions and functionalized nanoparticles often exhibit short-range attraction coupled with long-range repulsion (SALR) leading to the spontaneous formation of symmetric patterns. Chiral nanostructures formed by thin films of SALR particles have not been reported yet. In this study, we observe striking topological transitions from a symmetric pattern of concentric rings to a chiral structure of a spiral shape, when the system is in hexagonal confinement.