The first steric-repulsion-based magnetically responsive photonic crystals (MRPCs) is constructed by synthesizing uniform superparamagnetic polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated Fe3 O4 colloidal nanocrystal clusters. The color tunable range of the MRPCs can not only cover almost the entire visible specztrum in solvents of diverse polarities, but also is insusceptible to ionic strength or pH values, facilitating the practical applications of MRPCs.
Instant radical polymerization of sterically stabilized magnetically responsive photonic crystal nonaqueous suspensions under magnetic field can obtain flexible thermochromic free-standing films, which display bright iridescent colors strongly sensitive to temperature with good reversibility and durability.
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