Fabrication of Colloidal Crystal Array by Vertical Deposition Method

doi:10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2005.04.281

Abstract

Abstract: Self-assembling growth of spherical colloidal particles is a promising technique to fabricate photonic crystals. Compared to other self-assembly methods, the vertical deposition method has received considerable attentions. We reviewed the recent developments of the improved vertical deposition methods. By using isothermal heating evaporation-induced self-assembly method, silica spheres with different diameters, which can be obtained with well-defined sizes and a very narrow size distribution in our laboratory, were self-assembled into superior quality colloidal crystals.

Key words: photonic crystals, colloidal crystals, self-assemble, vertical deposition, monodispersed silica sphere

CLC Number:

O734
O648

CHEN Dong, LIU Jian-shu, GAO Ji-ning, TANG Fang-qiong. Fabrication of Colloidal Crystal Array by Vertical Deposition Method[J]. Imaging Science and Photochemistry, 2005, 23(4): 281-288.

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