title: Fabrication of binary colloidal crystals and non-close-packed structures by a sequential self-assembly method.
abstract: Binary colloidal films of polystyrene (PS) spheres and silica spheres were fabricated with a sequential growth method using differently sized colloidal particles. In particular, we demonstrate the structures formed by a silica monolayer growing on top of a PS monolayer and a silica multilayer growing on top of a PS monolayer. By removal of the bottom PS layers, non-close-packed hexagonal, pentagonal, and square silica arrays were obtained at the original silica/PS interface. The possible formation mechanism of the non-close-packed structure was discussed, which may be used to explain how 3D colloidal crystals grow on patterned substrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
authors.forename: Zuocheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Qingfeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X S
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Zhao