Colloidal crystals by electrospraying polystyrene nanofluids

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Coll, Arnau ^a   Bermejo, Sandra ^a   Hernández, David ^a   Castañer, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colloidal crystal; Electrospray; Metamaterial; Multilayer; Nanospheres

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION RATES; METAMATERIALS; MULTILAYERS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOSPHERES; POLYSTYRENES; REFLECTION;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; COLLOIDAL CRYSTALS; COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; ELECTROSPRAY TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPRAYS; POLYSTYRENE NANOSPHERES; TOP-DOWN FABRICATION;

SOLS;

EID: 84875138276     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-26     Document Type: Article

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