Dr. David L. Cheung

MSci (St Andrews) PhD (Dunelm)

Research Summary

My research involves the use of molecular simulation and theory to study the behaviour of complex fluids and soft materials, such as liquids, liquid crystals, polymers, or colloids. I have a particular interest studying interfacial and surface phenomena, such as the adsorption of particles at liquid interfaces and the anchoring of liquid crystals at solid substrates.

Selected Publications

'Molecular simulation of hydrophobin adsorption at an oil-water interface'

David L. Cheung, Langmuir, 28, 23, 8730-8736 (2012)

'Molecular dynamics study of nanoparticle stability at liquid interfaces: effect of nanoparticle-solvent interactions and capillary waves '
David L. Cheung, J. Chem. Phys., 135, 5, 054704/1-8 (2011)

'Stability of Janus nanoparticles at fluid interfaces'
David L. Cheung and Stefan A. F. Bon, Soft Matter, 5, 20, 3969-3976 (2009)

'A realistic description of the charge carrier wavefunction in microcrystalline polymer semiconductors'
David L. Cheung, David P. McMahon, and Alessandro Troisi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 31, 11179-11186 (2009)

'Interaction of nanoparticles with ideal liquid-liquid interfaces'
David L. Cheung and Stefan A. F. Bon, Phys. Rev. Lett., 102, 6, 066103/1-4 (2009)