Colloidal crystals (CC) are closely related to photonic crystals (PC) as both of them can be
considered as composite materials with a spatial periodic distribution of building blocks. In …

Over a decade ago, theorists predicted that photonic crystals active at visible and near-
infrared wavelengths would possess a variety of exciting optical properties. Only in the last …

Conspectus Colloidal photonic crystals (PhCs), periodically arranged monodisperse
nanoparticles, have emerged as one of the most promising materials for light manipulation …

Photonic crystals (PhCs) have set up a new trend in optical materials thanks to their potential
to control the propagation of light in the linear and nonlinear regimes. These properties can …

Many-body colloidal systems have been studied intensively on account of their phase
behavior and photonic characteristics. Direct visualization of colloids using optical …

We present an overview of recent developments in the fabrication and uses of colloidal
crystals (CCs) for photonics and laser applications. Microparticles with a diameter in the …

Photonic crystal materials are developed from colloidal crystal fibers or beads. As the fibers
have cylindrical symmetry, the fiber-composed PhCs show anisotropic angle independence …

Colloidal photonic crystals (PCs) have attracted extensive interests because of their
excellent optical properties and advantages such as ease in preparation, cost‐effectiveness …

We report the preparation of nanoscaled PS/PMMA core-shell spheres with highly
fluorescent CdS/ZnS coated CdSe quantum dots (QDs) integrated in the core. Core-shell …

We characterized the diffraction and crystal structure of a crystalline colloidal array (CCA)
photonic crystal composed of 270 nm diameter polystyrene spheres which have a nearest …