Abstract
Surfactant induced ordering of 2D and 3D colloidal crystal photonic crystals is possible on metallic substrates by dip-coating at fast rates (≈1 mm/min). Ordered monolayer opals on conductive gold-coated silicon substrates behave as a 2D diffraction grating. The method allows high throughput, ordered colloidal crystal formation useful as nanomaterials templates for energy storage or functional materials.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1895-1901 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Small |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 May 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- colloids
- monolayers
- photonic crystals
- self-assembly
- template synthesis