title: Photonic labyrinths: two-dimensional dynamic magnetic assembly and in situ solidification.
abstract: Creating novel structures by self-assembly processes and fixing the resultant assemblies are both critical to the design and fabrication of functional materials through bottom-up approaches. We demonstrate magnetically induced self-assembly of 2D photonic labyrinth structures and their solidification through a sol-gel method. The photonic labyrinth structures can be patterned into more regular arrangements using nonmagnetic substrates. This work may provide a platform for fabricating novel materials and devices with complex morphologies and spatial configurations.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States.
authors: Qiao
authors: Q
authors: Zhang
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Janner
authors: Le
authors: L
authors: He
authors: Mingsheng
authors: M
authors: Wang
authors: Yongxing
authors: Y
authors: Hu
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Lu
authors: Yadong
authors: Y
authors: Yin
mesh_terms: D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D017785:Photons; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D005290:Ferric Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide