Patterning symmetry in the rational design of colloidal crystals

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Romano, Flavio ^a   Sciortino, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLATHRIN;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; PERIODICITY; PHOTON;

EID: 84864835035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1968     Document Type: Article

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