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Large Photonic Films by Crystallization on Fluid Substrates
Marc EgenB. GriesebockRudolf Zentelsubject
Materials sciencebusiness.industryGeneral Chemical EngineeringGeneral Chemistrylaw.inventionColloidOpticslawOptical materialsMaterials ChemistryOptoelectronicsLimit (mathematics)CrystallizationPhotonicsbusinessShrinkagePhotonic crystaldescription
Cracks, which appear due to shrinkage during drying of artificial opaline films, strongly limit the use of these materials. Crystallization on fluid substrates (liquid metals) is a way to circumvent this problem. By this method it is possible to prepare crack-free three-dimensional “monocrystals” with a very low defect density and the size in millimeters.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-01 | Chemistry of Materials |