Template-directed colloidal self-assembly – the route to ‘top-down’ nanochemical engineering
- 13 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry
- Vol. 14 (4), 459-468
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b311283g
Abstract
This article gives an overview of recent progress in template-directed colloidal self-assembly. We first highlight colloidal crystallization and clustering guided by using lithographic patterns as templates. Secondly, we also outline current efforts on binary colloidal crystallization, paving a way to direct self-assembly of colloids by templating with colloidal assemblies. Finally, the use of colloidal spheres as templates to direct the self-assembly of colloids is also outlined.Keywords
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