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

Qibin Zhao; Christopher Finlayson; Christian G. Schafer; Peter Spahn; Markus Gallei; Lars Herrmann; Andrei Petukhov; Jeremy J. Baumberg

doi:10.1002/adom.201600328

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

Authors Organisations

Qibin Zhao(Author)
University of Cambridge
Chris Finlayson(Author)
Department of Physics
Christian G. Schafer(Author)
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Peter Spahn(Author)
Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut
Markus Gallei(Author)
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Lars Herrmann(Author)
University of Cambridge
Andrei Petukhov(Author)
Utrecht University
Jeremy J. Baumberg(Author)
University of Cambridge

Type	Article

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1494-1500
Number of pages	7
Journal	Advanced Optical Materials
Volume	4
Issue number	10
Early online date	18 Jul 2016
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201600328
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 2016

Links	http://hdl.handle.net/2160/44945

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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.