Directed self-assembly of a colloidal kagome lattice

Qian Chen, Sung Chul Bae and Steve Granick ()
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Qian Chen: University of Illinois
Sung Chul Bae: University of Illinois
Steve Granick: University of Illinois

Nature, 2011, vol. 469, issue 7330, 381-384

Abstract: Self-assembly of a kagome-patterned colloidal lattice Qian Chen and colleagues demonstrate a simple route for encoding a predetermined superstructure into the surface properties of colloidal spheres. The procedure allows simple micrometre-sized spheres to self-assemble into an intricate kagome-patterned open crystalline lattice that is quite distinct from the close-packed periodic arrangements commonly encountered in colloidal crystals. As well as providing model systems for the study of crystallization, colloidal crystals have potential application in photonics, as catalysts and as structural materials,

Date: 2011
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