From colloidal particles to photonic crystals: advances in self-assembly and their emerging applications

Z Cai, Z Li, S Ravaine, M He, Y Song, Y Yin… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Recent advances in block copolymer Self‐Assembly for the fabrication of photonic films and pigments

Z Wang, CLC Chan, TH Zhao… - Advanced optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) into photonic materials has drawn significant
attention due to the flexibility and diversity of the building blocks that can be synthesized …

Autonomous discovery of emergent morphologies in directed self-assembly of block copolymer blends

GS Doerk, A Stein, S Bae, MM Noack, M Fukuto… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) is a powerful approach to
fabricate complex nanostructure arrays, but finding morphologies that emerge with changes …

Last developments in polymers for wearable energy storage devices

S Lage‐Rivera, A Ares‐Pernas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Our modern and technological society requests enhanced energy storage devices to tackle
the current necessities. In addition, wearable electronic devices are being demanding …

Thin film block copolymer self-assembly for nanophotonics

AA Kulkarni, GS Doerk - Nanotechnology, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The nanophotonic engineering of light–matter interactions has profoundly changed research
behind the design and fabrication of optical materials and devices. Metasurfaces—arrays of …

Synthesis and study of the optical properties of PMMA microspheres and opals

M Matamoros-Ambrocio, E Sánchez-Mora… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microspheres were synthesized by surfactant-free
emulsion polymerization. These microspheres were used to obtain opals by the self …

Reaction‐induced morphology control in block copolymers

M Robertson, CB Dunn, Z Qiang - Polymer International, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Controlling the self‐assembly behaviors of block copolymers (BCPs) is a focal point of many
research thrusts due to their broad use in various applications. While BCP molecular weight …

Reaction-induced macropore formation enabling commodity polymer derived carbons for CO 2 capture

AG Obando, M Robertson, P Smith, S Jha… - New Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
CO2 capture from industrial point source waste streams represents an important need for
achieving the global goal of carbon-neutrality. Compared with conventional liquid sorbents …

Kinetically controlled supramolecular block copolymer self-assembly: multicolor photonic crystal patterns from a single formulation

S Deng, R Deng, X Mao, B Xiong, M Wang… - CCS …, 2023 - chinesechemsoc.org
Photonic crystal (PC) patterns with tunable and changeable nonvolatile structural colors
printed from a single ink are of great interest for optical products but have rarely been …

Hierarchical, self-assembled metasurfaces via exposure-controlled reflow of block copolymer-derived nanopatterns

AA Kulkarni, GS Doerk - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanopatterning for the fabrication of optical metasurfaces entails a need for high-resolution
approaches like electron beam lithography that cannot be readily scaled beyond prototyping …