Title Colloidal Crystals of Spheres and Cubes in Real and Reciprocal Space Author(s) Meijer, Janne-Mieke Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2015. Description XIV, 155 p. 84 illus., 28 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This thesis presents an in-depth study on the effect of colloidal particle shape and formation mechanism on self-organization and the final crystal symmetries that can be achieved. It demonstrates how state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction techniques can be used to produce detailed characterizations of colloidal crystal structures prepared using different self-assembly techniques, and how smart systems can be used to investigate defect formation and diffusion in-situ. One of the most remarkable phenomena exhibited by concentrated suspensions of colloidal particles is the spontaneous self-organization into structures with long-range spatial and/or orientational orders. The study also reveals the subtle structural variations that arise by changing the particle shape from spherical to that of a rounded cube. In particular, the roundness of the cube corners, when combined with the self-organization pathway, convective assembly or sedimentation, was shown to influence the final crystal symmetries ISBN,Price 9783319148090 Keyword(s) 1. Amorphous substances 2. Characterization and Evaluation of Materials 3. Complex fluids 4. EBOOK 5. EBOOK - SPRINGER 6. MATERIALS SCIENCE 7. Materials???Surfaces 8. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 9. Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics 10. Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films 11. THIN FILMS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08230     On Shelf