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Nanoassembly of Polydisperse Photonic Crystals Based on Binary and Ternary Polymer Opal Alloys

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Zhao, Q 
Finlayson, CE 
Schaefer, CG 
Spahn, P 
Gallei, M 

Abstract

Ordered binary and ternary photonic crystals, composed of different sized polymer‐composite spheres with diameter ratios up to 120%, are generated using bending‐induced oscillatory shearing. This viscoelastic system creates polydisperse equilibrium structures, producing mixed opaline colored films with greatly reduced requirements for particle monodispersity, and very different sphere size ratios compared to other methods of nanoassembly.

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Keywords

cond-mat.mes-hall, cond-mat.mes-hall, physics.optics

Journal Title

Advanced Optical Materials

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Journal ISSN

2195-1071
2195-1071

Volume Title

4

Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/G060649/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L027151/1)
European Research Council (320503)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/G037221/1)
EPSRC. Grant Numbers: EP/G060649/1, EP/L027151/1, EP/G037221/1 ERC. Grant Number: LINASS 320503