Driven self-assembly of hard nanoplates on soft elastic shells*
Zhang Yao-Yanga), Hua Yun-Fengb), Deng Zhen-Yub)
       
(a) Detailed models of hard nanoplates for (b) regular triangle, (c) regular square, (d) regular hexagon, (e) circle and (f) rod; (b)–(f) a fishnet-like network for the elastic surface of shells. Here bond lengths as well as monomer radii are also shown.