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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4633-4638 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Advanced Materials |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 27 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Jul 16 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering