Synthesis of SiO2 Photonic Crystals via Self-organization of Colloidal Particles

Author: Sinitskii A.   Knotko A.   Tret'yakov Yu.  

Publisher: MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica

ISSN: 0020-1685

Source: Inorganic Materials, Vol.41, Iss.11, 2005-11, pp. : 1178-1184

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Abstract

Photonic crystals were prepared from monodisperse submicron-sized SiO2 spheres. The crystals were shown to have an fcc lattice. The principal types of defects and mechanisms of defect formation in the crystals were analyzed. Optical measurements revealed a minimum in transmission, attributable to the diffraction of light by the (111) planes of the fcc lattice.

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