Colloidal crystals are promising structures for photonic applications requiring dynamic
control over optical properties. However, for ease of processing and reconfigurability, the …

Several routes have recently been introduced for microscale patterning of materials in three
dimensions, including multilayer photolithography,[1–3] nanotransfer printing,[4] LiGA, a …

We report experiments that show rapid crystallization of colloids tethered to an oil-water
interface in response to laser illumination. This light-induced transition is due to a …

Magnetic fields template the self-assembly of 2D mesoscale optical components consisting
of magnetically responsive parts at a liquid–liquid interface. These optical components are …

Photonic components with adjustable parameters, such as variable-focal-length lenses or
spectral filters, which can change functionality upon optical stimulation, could offer …

We demonstrate that the active thermocapillary stresses induced by multiple microbubbles
offer simple routes to directed self-assembly and complex but controllable …

Colloidal crystals assembled from stimuli-sensitive hydrogel particles composed largely of
the thermoresponsive polymer poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) display unusual phase …

ABSTRACT 3D nanoparticle-based materials with reconfigurable structure have gained vast
attention due to the unique possibility of tailoring nanoparticle-related quantum confinement …

The assembly of artificial nanostructured and microstructured materials which display
structures and functionalities that mimic nature's complexity requires building blocks with …

Control of physical behaviors of nematic colloids and colloidal crystals has been
demonstrated by tuning particle shape, topology, chirality and surface charging. However …