Quick, large-area assembly of a single-crystal monolayer of spherical particles by unidirectional rubbing

Choojin Park, Taeil Lee, Younan Xia, Tae Joo Shin, Jaemin Myoung, Unyong Jeong

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Abstract

Rubbing a dry powder of particles in one direction between two rubbery substrates is found to be a quick and highly reproducible, yet inexpensive fabrication technique for assembling particle monolayers with perfect spatial registry on flat or curved surfaces. The optimum rubbing conditions - pressure and speed - for a single-crystal monolayer are shown to depend on particle size. Potential applications are in biosensors, photovoltaics, and light manipulators.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4633-4638
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume26
Issue number27
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Jul 16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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