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Preparation of free-standing two-dimensional colloidal crystal arrays

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A simple method was developed to prepare ultra-thin, large-area, free-standing two-dimensional (2D) polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) colloidal crystal array monolayers by assembling PMMA colloids suspended in toluene on water surface. Diffraction of the free-standing films could be adjusted through the particle size or operation time.

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We acknowledge funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21375009).

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering and Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

    Fei Xue, Zihui Meng, Fenglian Qi, Min Xue & Lili Qiu

  2. China Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100011, China

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Xue, F., Meng, Z., Qi, F. et al. Preparation of free-standing two-dimensional colloidal crystal arrays. Colloid Polym Sci 294, 479–482 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-015-3809-z

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