When and why like-sized, oppositely charged particles assemble into diamond-like crystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1507-1511

  Bishop, Kyle J M ^a   Chevalier, Nicolas R ^b   Grzybowski, Bartosz A ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

colloids; electrostatics; nanoparticles; photonic crystals; self assembly

Indexed keywords

CHARGED NANOPARTICLES; CLOSELY PACKED STRUCTURES; DEBYE SCREENING LENGTH; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FREE-ENERGY CALCULATIONS; IONIC SCREENINGS; NON-CLOSE-PACKED STRUCTURES; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

CESIUM ALLOYS; COLLOIDS; ELECTROSTATICS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SELF ASSEMBLY; ZINC SULFIDE;

DIAMONDS;

EID: 84877140610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz4006114     Document Type: Article

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