Abstract
Colloidal crystallization has been explored for several years as a fabrication method for photonic crystals. While macroporous materials grown with silica or polymer colloids might exhibit pleasing opalescence, truly novel photonic behavior such as photonic band-gaps, is expected only for very high index of refraction contrast systems. This can possibly be achieved through electrodeposition of semiconductors, polymers, or metals in the interstitial space of self-assembled colloids.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 116-123 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Colloidal self-assembly
- Electrodeposition
- Macroporous
- Microperiodic
- Photonic band-gap materials
- Photonic crystals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Surfaces and Interfaces