Chemical Communications · 2009 · 24 citations · 17 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceColloid ScienceNanomaterialsPhysical ChemistryColloidal CrystallizationColloidal Self-assemblyCrystal GrowthCrystallization ProcessesSelf-assembled MaterialsSelf-assemblyColloidal Crystal EngineeringCrystallization MechanismsCubic LatticesOrdered Colloidal CrystalsPolyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane ClustersSelf-assembly Synthesis
The colloidal self-assembly process for the formation of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane cubic crystals is described; the growth process consists of the formation of spherical particles, one-dimensional particle chains, bundles of chains, and finally, the formation of cubic crystals.
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