Colloidal Crystallization: Real‐Time Monitoring of Colloidal Crystallization in Electrostatically‐Levitated Drops (Small 11/2020). Issue 11 (19th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hwang, Hyerim; Cho, Yong Chan; Lee, Sooheyong; Choi, Tae Min; Kim, Shin‐Hyun; Lee, Geun Woo
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 16:Issue 11(2020)
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• Publication Date: 2020-03-19
• Subjects: colloidal crystallization -- diffraction -- electrostatic levitation -- evaporation -- structural colors; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.202070060
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

Abstract : In article number 1907478, Shin‐Hyun Kim, Geun Woo Lee, and co‐workers present a unique platform of an electrostatically‐levitated spherical droplet for a real‐time in‐situ probing of colloidal crystallization. The gradual evaporation of the levitated droplet initiates the crystallization, of which detailed progression is monitored by simultaneous measurements of volume change and reflectance spectra of the droplet. This work provides an ideal testbed for the study of structural evolution of the colloidal assembly.