Toward a full understanding of the growth dynamics, optical response, and crystalline structure of self-assembled photonic colloidal crystal films

Recent advances in the comprehension of the growth dynamics of colloidal crystal films opens the door to conscious design of experiments aiming at fabricating lattices in which the density of intrinsic defects is minimized. Since such imperfections have a dramatic effect on scattered light of wavele...

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Autores principales: Lozano, G., Dorado, L.A., Depine, R.A., Míguez, H.R.
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spelling todo:paper_0277786X_v7713_n_p_Lozano2023-10-03T15:16:42Z Toward a full understanding of the growth dynamics, optical response, and crystalline structure of self-assembled photonic colloidal crystal films Lozano, G. Dorado, L.A. Depine, R.A. Míguez, H.R. diffraction growth dynamics high energy lattice distortion opal films optical response three dimensional photonic crystals Growth dynamics High energy Lattice distortions Opal films Optical response three dimensional photonic crystals Colloids Crystal structure Defects Design of experiments Diffraction Dynamics High energy physics Photonic crystals Photonic devices Plastic films Three dimensional Optical films Recent advances in the comprehension of the growth dynamics of colloidal crystal films opens the door to conscious design of experiments aiming at fabricating lattices in which the density of intrinsic defects is minimized. Since such imperfections have a dramatic effect on scattered light of wavelength smaller than the lattice constant, the evaluation of the experimental optical response at those energy ranges, based on the comparison to rigorous calculations, is identified as the most sensitive guide to accurately evaluate the progress towards the actual realization of defect free colloidal crystals. The importance of the existence of a certain distortion becomes particularly relevant at the above mentioned energy range. We have thoroughly analyzed the effect of fine structural features on the optical response to conclude that, rather than the generally assumed FCC lattice of spheres, opal films are better approximated by a rhombohedral assembly of distorted colloids. Interparticle distance of actual colloidal crystals coincides with the expected diameter for spheres belonging to the same close-packed (111) plane but differs significantly in directions oblique to the [111] one. © 2010 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. Fil:Dorado, L.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Depine, R.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. CONF info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0277786X_v7713_n_p_Lozano
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topic diffraction
growth dynamics
high energy
lattice distortion
opal films
optical response
three dimensional photonic crystals
Growth dynamics
High energy
Lattice distortions
Opal films
Optical response
three dimensional photonic crystals
Colloids
Crystal structure
Defects
Design of experiments
Diffraction
Dynamics
High energy physics
Photonic crystals
Photonic devices
Plastic films
Three dimensional
Optical films
spellingShingle diffraction
growth dynamics
high energy
lattice distortion
opal films
optical response
three dimensional photonic crystals
Growth dynamics
High energy
Lattice distortions
Opal films
Optical response
three dimensional photonic crystals
Colloids
Crystal structure
Defects
Design of experiments
Diffraction
Dynamics
High energy physics
Photonic crystals
Photonic devices
Plastic films
Three dimensional
Optical films
Lozano, G.
Dorado, L.A.
Depine, R.A.
Míguez, H.R.
Toward a full understanding of the growth dynamics, optical response, and crystalline structure of self-assembled photonic colloidal crystal films
topic_facet diffraction
growth dynamics
high energy
lattice distortion
opal films
optical response
three dimensional photonic crystals
Growth dynamics
High energy
Lattice distortions
Opal films
Optical response
three dimensional photonic crystals
Colloids
Crystal structure
Defects
Design of experiments
Diffraction
Dynamics
High energy physics
Photonic crystals
Photonic devices
Plastic films
Three dimensional
Optical films
description Recent advances in the comprehension of the growth dynamics of colloidal crystal films opens the door to conscious design of experiments aiming at fabricating lattices in which the density of intrinsic defects is minimized. Since such imperfections have a dramatic effect on scattered light of wavelength smaller than the lattice constant, the evaluation of the experimental optical response at those energy ranges, based on the comparison to rigorous calculations, is identified as the most sensitive guide to accurately evaluate the progress towards the actual realization of defect free colloidal crystals. The importance of the existence of a certain distortion becomes particularly relevant at the above mentioned energy range. We have thoroughly analyzed the effect of fine structural features on the optical response to conclude that, rather than the generally assumed FCC lattice of spheres, opal films are better approximated by a rhombohedral assembly of distorted colloids. Interparticle distance of actual colloidal crystals coincides with the expected diameter for spheres belonging to the same close-packed (111) plane but differs significantly in directions oblique to the [111] one. © 2010 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.
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author Lozano, G.
Dorado, L.A.
Depine, R.A.
Míguez, H.R.
author_facet Lozano, G.
Dorado, L.A.
Depine, R.A.
Míguez, H.R.
author_sort Lozano, G.
title Toward a full understanding of the growth dynamics, optical response, and crystalline structure of self-assembled photonic colloidal crystal films
title_short Toward a full understanding of the growth dynamics, optical response, and crystalline structure of self-assembled photonic colloidal crystal films
title_full Toward a full understanding of the growth dynamics, optical response, and crystalline structure of self-assembled photonic colloidal crystal films
title_fullStr Toward a full understanding of the growth dynamics, optical response, and crystalline structure of self-assembled photonic colloidal crystal films
title_full_unstemmed Toward a full understanding of the growth dynamics, optical response, and crystalline structure of self-assembled photonic colloidal crystal films
title_sort toward a full understanding of the growth dynamics, optical response, and crystalline structure of self-assembled photonic colloidal crystal films
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0277786X_v7713_n_p_Lozano
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