We simulate crystallisation of hard spheres with short-ranged attractive potentials as a model self-assembling system. Using measurements of correlation and response functions, we develop a method whereby the interaction parameters between the particles are automatically tuned during the assembly process, in order to obtain high-quality crystals and avoid kinetic traps. The method we use is independent of the details of the interaction potential and of the structure of the final crystal—we propose that it can be applied to a wide range of self-assembling systems.
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