Mechanical stability enhancement by pore size and connectivity control in colloidal crystals by layer-by-layer growth of oxide.
Control of the pore size and connectivity of micro-sphere colloidal crystal lattices has been achieved by a layer-by-layer growth of silica using atmospheric pressure room temperature chemical vapour deposition of silica, a method which largely increases the mechanical stability of the lattice without disrupting its long range order.
Míguez
Hernán
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Materials Chemistry Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Canada, ON M5S 3H6.
Tétreault
Nicolas
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Hatton
Benjamin
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Yang
San Ming
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Perovic
Doug
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Ozin
Geoffrey A
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