Colloidal crystals (CCs) are ordered arrays of monodisperse colloidal particles. Because of
the presence of a periodic superlattice of colloids and voids, CCs bear many unique …

Photonic crystals (PC) are periodically ordered dielectric materials with a wide range of
tunable optical properties and are the basis for most studies of responsive optical systems …

Bio-inspired superhydrophobic coating, having a high water contact angle (> 160°) and low
sliding angle (< 5°), were prepared by a novel one-step chemical vapor deposition and …

We present a general and reproducible one-pot synthesis method to prepare spherical silica
nanoparticles surface-modified with different functional groups directly from tetraethyl …

This paper presents a scalable method of preparing highly monodisperse core–shell
particles and hollow spheres, and their application in fabricating colloidal crystals. By using …

Organosilica nanoparticles refer to silica nanoparticles containing carbon along with organic
or functional groups and can be divided into mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles and …

A series of monodispersed silica microspheres with favourable sphericity and different
diameters in the range 180–380 nm were prepared by adjusting the concentrations of …

Colour patterns based on micro‐nano structure have attracted enormous research interests
due to unique optical switches and smart surface applications in photonic crystal …

A continuous-flow strategy based on the microreaction system is developed for the synthesis
of monodispersed polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) spheres via one-step sol-gel method …

Highly monodisperse methyl-functionalized, vinyl-functionalized, and thiol-functionalized
polysilsesquioxane spheres (MPSQ, VPSQ, and MPPSQ spheres) have been successfully …