Tuning and fixing of uniform Bragg reflection color of gel-immobilized colloidal photonic crystal films

Role of distributed Bragg reflection in photonic-crystal optical waveguides

We show that the properties of the confined modes of a photonic band-gap ~PBG! waveguide can be calculated with good accuracy by replacing it with an effective corrugated waveguide that represents only the structure in the vicinity of the middle slab. Such a replacement is helpful in the design of the PBG waveguides as well as in the understanding and analysis of the coupling of different waveg...

Gel-immobilized colloidal crystal shell with enhanced thermal sensitivity at photonic wavelengths.

and liquid crystals [ 3 ] to impart desired mechanical strength, biocompatibility, permeability, and release properties to the microcapsules. Such microcapsules are often used for a variety of applications such as macromolecular delivery, [ 4 ] hazardous material handling, [ 5 ] oil recovery, [ 6 ] and food processing. [ 7 ] The choice of an appropriate shell material is important for the devel...

Gel - Immobilized Colloidal Crystal Shell with High Thermal Sensitivity

architecture and engineering of nanoscale sculptured thin films and determination of their properties

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Melting of colloidal crystal films.

We study melting mechanisms in single and polycrystalline colloidal films composed of diameter-tunable microgel spheres with short-ranged repulsive interactions and confined between two glass walls. Thick films (>4 layers), thin-films (≤4 layers), and monolayers exhibit different melting behaviors. Thick films melt from grain boundaries in polycrystalline solid films and from film-wall interfac...