Anisotropic colloidal templating of 3D ceramic, semiconducting, metallic, and polymeric architectures

Ming Fu, Kundan Chaudhary, Jonathan G. Lange, Ha Seong Kim, Jamie J. Juarez, Jennifer A. Lewis, Paul V. Braun

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Abstract

3D-porous anisotropic solids are fabricated by using horizontally and vertically aligned assemblies of silica rods with a length of ca. 2 μm and a diameter of 500 nm as templates. Templated materials include examples from metals, semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers, Ni, Si, HfO2, and PMMA, respectively. By varying the infilling conditions, the detailed mesoscale structure and degree of anisotropy can be controlled.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1740-1745
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume26
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 19 2014

Keywords

  • 3D templating
  • anisotropic
  • electric field assembly
  • silica rod

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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