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Visualizing the Structural Solid–Liquid Transition at Colloidal Crystal/Fluid Interfaces

  1. Van Duc Nguyen1,
  2. Minh Triet Dang1,
  3. Bart Weber1,
  4. Zhibing Hu2,
  5. Peter Schall1,*

Article first published online: 22 MAR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201004599

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 23, Issue 24, pages 2716–2720, June 24, 2011

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How to Cite

Nguyen, V. D., Dang, M. T., Weber, B., Hu, Z. and Schall, P. (2011), Visualizing the Structural Solid–Liquid Transition at Colloidal Crystal/Fluid Interfaces. Adv. Mater., 23: 2716–2720. doi: 10.1002/adma.201004599

Author Information

  1. 1

    Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1098 XH, The Netherlands

  2. 2

    Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203, USA

*Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1098 XH, The Netherlands.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 JUN 2011
  2. Article first published online: 22 MAR 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 15 DEC 2010

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Keywords:

  • colloids;
  • interfaces;
  • liquid structure
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The crystal/melt interface is central to the understanding of crystal nucleation and the morphological stability of crystal growth, but it is difficult to study experimentally. Micrometer-sized stimuli-dependent colloidal particles are assembled into large crystals using temperature fields. The structure of the colloidal crystal/melt interface is imaged directly in three dimensions. Interface reconstructions allow direct connection of the structure and interface free energy.

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