JOURNAL ARTICLE

Self-assembly of cubic colloidal particles at fluid–fluid interfaces by hexapolar capillary interactions

Giuseppe SolignoMarjolein DijkstraRené van Roij

Year: 2017 Journal:   Soft Matter Vol: 14 (1)Pages: 42-60   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Colloidal particles adsorbed at fluid–fluid interfaces can self-assemble, thanks to capillary interactions, into 2D ordered structures.

Keywords:
Capillary action Honeycomb Materials science Lattice (music) Colloidal particle Particle (ecology) Hexagonal lattice Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution Self-assembly Colloid Hexagonal crystal system Honeycomb structure Chemical physics Condensed matter physics Nanotechnology Crystallography Physics Chemistry Composite material Physical chemistry

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