• Title of article

    Engineering colloidal photonic crystals with magnetic functionalities

  • Author/Authors

    Libaers، نويسنده , , Wim and Kolaric، نويسنده , , Branko and Vallée، نويسنده , , Renaud A.L. and Wong، نويسنده , , John E. and Wouters، نويسنده , , Jelle and Valev، نويسنده , , Ventsislav K. and Verbiest، نويسنده , , Thierry and Clays، نويسنده , , Koen، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    13
  • To page
    19
  • Abstract
    An engineering approach towards combined photonic band gap properties and magnetic functionalities, based on independent nanoscale engineering of two different materials at different length scales, is conceptually presented, backed by simulations, and experimentally confirmed. Large (>200 nm) monodisperse nanospheres of transparent silica self-assemble into a photonic crystal with a visible band gap, which is retained upon infiltration of small (<20 nm) nanoparticles of magnetic iron oxide. Enhancing and tuning Faraday rotation in photonic crystals is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    photonic crystals , Faraday rotation , Magnetic colloids , maghemite , superparamagnetic
  • Journal title
    Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Serial Year
    2009
  • Journal title
    Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Record number

    1938103