Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.123, No.18, 4139-4147, 2019
Janus Dinners at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces
We study the impact of selected parameters on the behavior of Janus-like dimers at liquid liquid interface. The equilibrium orientation and the adsorption depth of a single Janus dimer are calculated using a simple phenomenological method. We have also performed molecular dynamics simulations for different numbers of Janus dimers trapped at the interface between two partially miscible Lennard-Jones fluids. The particles with different wettabilities of both parts of Janus dimers are considered. Depending on the assumed energy parameters, we observe various structures: orientation ally ordered monolayers, fractal-like aggregates, compact clusters, and ordered multilayers containing alternately arranged layers built of Janus particles and molecules of the fluids.