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Preparation of polystyrene spheres in different particle sizes and assembly of the PS colloidal crystals

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Monodisperse polystyrene (PS) colloidal spheres were successfully prepared through emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization by controlling the polymerization reaction time, ionic strength of the system, concentration of the ionic copolymer (sodium p-styrenesulfonate) and other factors. The PS colloidal spheres were assembled into colloidal crystals whose structures were mainly face-centered cubic (fcc) close-packed. Then FDTD method was used to calculate the color-rendering characteristics of the colloidal crystals surface. The calculated results were consistent with the experimental results.

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    JunFei Fang, YiMin Xuan & Qiang Li

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Fang, J., Xuan, Y. & Li, Q. Preparation of polystyrene spheres in different particle sizes and assembly of the PS colloidal crystals. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 53, 3088–3093 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-010-4110-5

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