Colloidal Superstructures Programmed into Magnetic Janus Particles
- Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); University of Illinois
- Ulsan National Inst. of Science and Technology (South Korea)
- Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
By engineering thin magnetic films onto homogeneous colloidal particles, various crystalline lattices are induced from simple magnetic Janus spheres. In situ formation of dicolloids amplifies the diversity of achievable dynamic structures. The competition between shape anisotropy and dipole orientation generates mesoscopic isomerism. Furthermore, this opens design space for anisotropic building blocks for smart colloidal materials.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-07ER46471
- OSTI ID:
- 1875087
- Journal Information:
- Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 27; ISSN 0935-9648
- Publisher:
- WileyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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