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Monodispersed ZnS Dimers, Trimers, and Tetramers for Lower Symmetry Photonic Crystal Lattices
Author(s) -
Liddell C.M.,
Summers C.J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200305283
Subject(s) - materials science , photonic crystal , colloid , photonics , colloidal crystal , self assembly , decomposition , crystallography , crystal structure , nanotechnology , chemical physics , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
Monodispersed ZnS dimers, trimers, and tetramers (see Figure) have been prepared by the decomposition of thioacetamide in the presence of metal salts. The hierarchically structured aggregates expand the menu of complex colloid bases available as building blocks for photonic crystal structures. Such ordered assemblies of non‐spherical colloids are predicted to promote large, stable photonic bandgaps.