Ordering and optical properties of monolayers and multilayers of silica spheres deposited by the Langmuir–Blodgett method

Ar+ ion irradiation-induced reorganization of colloidal silica nanoparticles in Langmuir–Blodgett monolayers

“…Detailed description of the LB monolayer preparation is given in refs. [6,19,20]. The self-organization of particles in the LB layer changes with increasing the particle size and this "size effect"…”

Angular Dependence of Fluorescence Emission from Quantum Dots inside a Photonic Crystal

“…These periodic changes of refractive index radically alter the local density of optical states (LDOS), which governs the interaction between the emitter and the electric field in the structure. A simple way of producing three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystals consists of ordering, through convective self-assembly [3], Langmuir-Blodgett deposition [4], sedimentation [5], or spin coating [6] monodisperse, colloidal spheres. The selfassembly results in the thermodynamically most stable facecentered cubic (fcc) crystal structure or in the (random) hexagonal closed packing (Rhcp) crystal structure, both with a packing efficiency of 74%.…”

Impact of electric fields on the speed of contact line in vertical deposition of diluted colloids

“…However, it is thought that it is not possible to achieve large crystallites [19]. In the mid range of temporal scales, we found techniques derived from Langmuir-Blodgett method [21][22][23]. In our previous experiments we have focused on the vertical deposition technique at a controlled temperature in order to optimize the deposition and to characterize the relevant parameters associated to it [24].…”