title: A simple self-assembly method for colloidal photonic crystals with a large area.
abstract: Colloidal photonic crystals were fabricated using polystyrene particles (180 nm) and PMMA particles (450 nm), respectively, with a new and simple self-assembly method without special equipment. SEM images indicate that the prepared samples have ordered structures with few defects. The position of the stop-band scale nicely agrees with the particles' size. The sintering process of the PS photonic crystal film was studied with AFM heating system.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Pu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Yihe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Kai Cheong
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kwan