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Marjolein Dijkstra

Marjolein Dijkstra

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Materials Science

D-Index
77
Citations
19397
World Ranking
3162
National Ranking
42

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Marjolein Dijkstra is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has an extensive record of research contributions primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work addresses diverse topics within these disciplines, with particular emphasis on materials chemistry and condensed matter physics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • Theoretical and Computational Physics
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science

Dijkstra's subfields of study reflect their multidisciplinary approach and include Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their publication record spans several high-profile scientific venues. Frequent publication venues where their work appears are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Soft Matter
  • ACS Nano
  • Nature Communications

The scientist has contributed multiple papers, with notable recent papers including:

  • From predictive modelling to machine learning and reverse engineering of colloidal self-assembly, 2021, Nature Materials
  • Shaping colloidal bananas to reveal biaxial, splay-bend nematic, and smectic phases, 2020, Science
  • Nanocrystal Assemblies: Current Advances and Open Problems, 2024, ACS Nano
  • Binary icosahedral clusters of hard spheres in spherical confinement, 2020, Nature Physics
  • Inverse design of soft materials via a deep learning-based evolutionary strategy, 2022, Science Advances

Frequent collaborators include René van Roij, Gerardo Campos-Villalobos, Susana Marín-Aguilar, Fabrizio Camerin, and Ryan van Mastrigt, reflecting a broad collaborative network.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Dijkstra was elected to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Ionic colloidal crystals of oppositely charged particles.

    Mirjam E. Leunissen;Christina G. Christova;Antti-Pekka Hynninen;C. Patrick Royall;C. Patrick Royall

  • Hierarchical self-assembly of suspended branched colloidal nanocrystals into superlattice structures

    Karol Miszta;Joost de Graaf;Giovanni Bertoni;Dirk Dorfs

  • Self-assembly route for photonic crystals with a bandgap in the visible region.

    Antti-Pekka Hynninen;Antti-Pekka Hynninen;Job H. J. Thijssen;Esther C. M. Vermolen;Marjolein Dijkstra

  • Surface roughness directed self-assembly of patchy particles into colloidal micelles.

    Daniela J. Kraft;Ran Ni;Frank Smallenburg;Michiel Hermes

  • Self-assembly of polyhedral metal-organic framework particles into three-dimensional ordered superstructures.

    Civan Avci;Inhar Imaz;Arnau Carné-Sánchez;Jose Angel Pariente

  • Phase behaviour and structure of model colloid-polymer mixtures

    Marjolein Dijkstra;Joseph M Brader;Robert Evans

  • Entropy-driven formation of large icosahedral colloidal clusters by spherical confinement

    Bart de Nijs;Simone Dussi;Frank Smallenburg;Johannes D. Meeldijk

  • Low-dimensional semiconductor superlattices formed by geometric control over nanocrystal attachment.

    Wiel H. Evers;Bart Goris;Sara Bals;Marianna Casavola

  • Phase diagram of dipolar hard and soft spheres: manipulation of colloidal crystal structures by an external field.

    Antti-Pekka Hynninen;Marjolein Dijkstra

  • Phase behavior and structure of binary hard-sphere mixtures

    Marjolein Dijkstra;R. van Roij;R. Evans

  • In situ study of the formation mechanism of two-dimensional superlattices from PbSe nanocrystals

    Jaco J Geuchies;Jaco J Geuchies;Carlo Van Overbeek;W Wiel Evers;B Goris

  • Phase behaviour of hard spheres confined between parallel hard plates: manipulation of colloidal crystal structures by confinement.

    Andrea Fortini;Marjolein Dijkstra

  • Gelation of a clay colloid suspension.

    Marjolein Dijkstra;J.P. Hansen;P.A. Madden

  • Pushing the glass transition towards random close packing using self-propelled hard spheres.

    Ran Ni;Ran Ni;Martien A. Cohen Stuart;Marjolein Dijkstra

  • Phase diagrams of hard-core repulsive Yukawa particles.

    Antti-Pekka Hynninen;Marjolein Dijkstra

  • Entropy-driven formation of binary semiconductor-nanocrystal superlattices.

    Wiel H. Evers;Bart De Nijs;Laura Filion;Sonja Castillo

  • Phase diagram of colloidal hard superballs: from cubes via spheres to octahedra

    Ran Ni;Anjan Prasad Gantapara;Joost de Graaf;René van Roij

  • Crystal nucleation of hard spheres using molecular dynamics, umbrella sampling, and forward flux sampling: A comparison of simulation techniques

    L.C. Filion;M Hermes;R. Ni;M. Dijkstra

  • Phase separation in binary hard-core mixtures

    Marjolein Dijkstra;Daan Frenkel;Jean‐Pierre Hansen

  • Statistical model for the structure and gelation of smectite clay suspensions

    Marjolein Dijkstra;Jean-Pierre Hansen;Paul A. Madden

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfons van Blaaderen
Alfons van Blaaderen Utrecht University
Arnout Imhof
Arnout Imhof Utrecht University
Daan Frenkel
Daan Frenkel University of Cambridge
Jean-Pierre Hansen
Jean-Pierre Hansen University of Cambridge
Willem K. Kegel
Willem K. Kegel Utrecht University
Eduardo Sanz
Eduardo Sanz Complutense University of Madrid
Daniel Vanmaekelbergh
Daniel Vanmaekelbergh Utrecht University
Sara Bals
Sara Bals University of Antwerp
Liberato Manna
Liberato Manna Italian Institute of Technology
Christopher B. Murray
Christopher B. Murray University of Pennsylvania

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