TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meijer,Janne-Mieke
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Colloidal Crystals of Spheres and Cubes in Real and Reciprocal Space
T2  - Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
SN  - 9783319148090
AV  - QC176.8.A44 
U1  - 530.41 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - physics
KW  - Physical Chemistry
KW  - Amorphous substances
KW  - Complex fluids
KW  - Materials Science
KW  - Materials
KW  - Surfaces
KW  - Thin films
KW  - Physics
KW  - Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics
KW  - Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
KW  - Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films
N1  - Preparation and Characterization of Colloidal Crystals for Synchrotron and Free Electron Laser X-ray Studies -- Double Hexagonal Close Packed Structure Revealed in a Single Colloidal Crystal Grain by Bragg Rod Analysis -- Inducing Defects in Colloidal Crystals with Thermosensitive PNIPAM Particles -- Preparation and Characterization of Colloidal Cubes -- Self-Assembly of Colloidal Cubes via Vertical Deposition -- Experimental Evidence of Optimal Packings in Convectively Assembled Crystals of Colloidal Cubes -- Self-assembly of Colloidal Cubes Induced by Sedimentation -- Sedimentary Crystals of Magnetic Colloidal Hematite Cubes and the Influence of an External Magnetic Field
N2  - This thesis presents an in-depth study on the effect of colloidal particle shape and formation mechanism on self-organization and the final crystal symmetries that can be achieved. It demonstrates how state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction techniques can be used to produce detailed characterizations of colloidal crystal structures prepared using different self-assembly techniques, and how smart systems can be used to investigate defect formation and diffusion in-situ. One of the most remarkable phenomena exhibited by concentrated suspensions of colloidal particles is the spontaneous self-organization into structures with long-range spatial and/or orientational orders. The study also reveals the subtle structural variations that arise by changing the particle shape from spherical to that of a rounded cube. In particular, the roundness of the cube corners, when combined with the self-organization pathway, convective assembly or sedimentation, was shown to influence the final crystal symmetries
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14809-0
ER  -