Method of colloid crystal growth on patterned surfaces

Details Method of colloid crystal growth on patterned surfaces Method of colloid crystal growth on patterned surfaces

2005-01-25

2005-01-25

Koehler, Robert R. (Department: 1775)

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C205S118000, C205S122000, C205S123000, C205S157000, C428S687000, C428S323000, C428S327000, C428S332000, C428S336000, C428S339000, C428S926000, C428S935000, C977S726000

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ABSTRACT:
Method of synthesis of confined colloidal crystals using electrodeposition. The present invention provides a method of growing confined colloidal crystal structures using electrodeposition of monodispersed charged colloid spheres onto a substrate patterned with an array of electroconductive surface relief features on a surface of a substrate. In this approach, control over large-scale ordering is achieved via a planar pattern whose scale is on the order of tens of microns, a regime readily accessed through coarse lithography, laser micromachining, and holography.

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