Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Connected open structures from close-packed colloidal crystals by hyperthermal neutral beam etching.

Young-Sang Cho1, Gi-Ra Yi, Jun Hyuk Moon

  • 1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids
|November 3, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

3D-Printed Milli-Fluidic Mixing-Extrusion Platform for Continuous, High-Throughput LNP Production.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)·2026
Same author

Multipatch Colloids via DNA Ligation.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids·2026
Same author

Limited Impact of Short-Term Osteoporosis Medication on Vertebral Height Loss in the Acute Phase of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A 3-Month Longitudinal Analysis.

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)·2026
Same author

Recent Advances in Lithium Metal Anodes with Liquid Electrolytes: Interfacial Interaction-Driven Assembly for Dendrite Suppression and Long-Term Stability.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)·2026
Same author

Architected Redox-Active Colloids for Tunable Charge Transport in Aqueous Systems.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)·2025
Same author

Innovations in non-flammable and flame-retardant electrolytes for safer lithium-ion batteries.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)·2025
Same journal

Laser-Assisted Electrochemical Deposition of Bilateral Au Coatings on Ni Foils: Mechanism and Experimental Study.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids·2026
Same journal

Mechanistic Insights into Pulmonary Surfactant Inactivation.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids·2026
Same journal

MPN-GE Bilayer Interphase Construction: Green Modification Derived from Biomass and Synergistic Enhancement of CFRP.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids·2026
Same journal

Magnetically Retrievable Core@Shell Nanocomposites for Rare Earth Element Adsorption: Experimental and Machine Learning Insights.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids·2026
Same journal

Microstreaming of a Pneumatically Controlled Bubble under Hydrostatic Pressure and Crossflow.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids·2026
Same journal

Tuning Pore Sizes of Core-Shell Dendritic Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Efficient Loading of Functional Materials.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids·2026
See all related articles

We fabricated connected open structures from colloidal crystals using hyperthermal neutral beam etching. This method preserves sphere shape and enables replication of inverse structures.

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Surface Engineering

Background:

  • Colloidal crystals offer unique structural properties for advanced materials.
  • Fabricating complex 3D architectures from these crystals remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for creating connected open structures from colloidal crystals.
  • To replicate the inverse structures of these open architectures.

Main Methods:

  • Preparation of colloidal crystal films using polystyrene microspheres via vertical deposition.
  • Etching of colloidal crystals using a hyperthermal neutral beam to create connected structures.
  • Replication of inverse structures using room-temperature chemical vapor deposition and template removal.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Fabrication of connected open structures with isolated microspheres linked by thin cylinders.
  • Preservation of microsphere shape due to the charge neutrality of the neutral beam.
  • Modulation of Bragg reflection peaks indicating changes in etched volume.
  • Successful replication of inverse structures from the fabricated open templates.

Conclusions:

  • Hyperthermal neutral beam etching is an effective method for creating connected open structures from colloidal crystals.
  • The technique allows for precise control over structure formation while maintaining nguyên bản sphere integrity.
  • The ability to replicate inverse structures opens possibilities for fabricating novel nanomaterials and devices.