Aggregation of Graphene Flakes Under Electric Field: A Molecular Simulation Study.

ABSTRACT: Graphene flakes, as two-dimensional materials, can self-assemble under certain conditions and have wide-ranging applications in industries from electronics to biomedicine due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. Recent studies indicate that single graphene flakes can be aligned by an external electric field (EF) in polar solvents like water. However, how their self-assembly behavior is influenced by the EF remains unclear. In this work, we use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to explore the self-assembly of graphene flakes with different shapes and sizes under various EF conditions: static EF (SEF), alternating EF (AEF), and circularly polarized EF (CPEF). Our results reveal that different EF conditions significantly impact the number of pairwise bindings

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12917640 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature