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Colloidal Crystals: Exploration and Exploitation of Water in Colloidal Crystals (Adv. Mater. 17/2015)
Author(s) -
GallegoGómez Francisco,
Blanco Alvaro,
López Cefe
Publication year - 2015
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.201570112
Subject(s) - materials science , colloidal crystal , colloid , nanoscopic scale , nanotechnology , front cover , colloidal particle , adsorption , cover (algebra) , chemical engineering , chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering
Water in colloidal crystals, usually adsorbed from surrounding moisture, significantly affects their properties but also gives clues to general liquid‐interface nanoscale phenomena. The unique features of colloidal crystals (as ordered, photonic structures) allow novel approaches for the study of nanoconfined water, which sometimes builds intriguing constructions, like that shown on the front cover. On page 2686, F. Gallego‐Gómez, A. Blanco, and C. López critically review newly developed methods and recent results.