L.c. (laura) Filion
Physics - Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysics - Soft Conden
Utrecht University
Netherlands
Biography
I study the self-organization of colloidal particles using computer simulations. I focus on simple model systems where the interaction between the colloids is treated using coarse-grained potentials. Broadly, my research can be subdivided into two main categories: “passive” colloidal particles which self-assemble purely due to Brownian motion, and “active” colloidal particles which absorb energy from their environment in order to self-propel. Using a wide range of computational and theoretical techniques, we aim to predict and characterize the equilibrium and steady-state structures formed when these particles self-assemble. Moreover, Iinvestigate the nucleation processes which govern the formation of these structures.
Research Interest
physics
Publications
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Repulsive van der Waals forces enable Pickering emulsions with non-touching colloids, N. Elbers, J. van der Hoeven, M. de Winter, C. Schneijdenberg, M. van der Linden, L. Filion and A. van Blaaderen, Soft Matter, 12, 7265-7272 (2016)
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Vapour-liquid coexistence of an active Lennard-Jones fluid V. Prymidis, S. Paliwal, M. Dijkstra, and L. Filion, Journal of Chemical Physics 145, 124904 (2016)
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Diffusion and interactions of point defects in hard-sphere crystals B. van der Meer, M. Dijkstra, L. Filion Journal of Chemical Physics 146, 244905 (2017)
