Self-assembly of photonic crystals from polymer colloids

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-114

  Zhang, Junhu ^a   Sun, Zhiqiang ^a   Yang, Bai ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

Author keywords

Colloidal crystals; Photonic crystals; Polymer colloids; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATE MATERIALS; COLLOIDAL CRYSTALS; EFFICIENT METHODS; POLYMER COLLOIDS;

COLLOID CHEMISTRY; COLLOIDS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; PHOTONICS; POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 60449111936     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2008.09.001     Document Type: Review

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