Journal
SMALL
Volume 18, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201437
Keywords
colloids; microfluidics; plasmonic colors; self-assembly; structural colors
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- National Research Foundation (NRF) [2019K1A3A1A14012962, 2018M3A7B8060189]
- Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP)
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2019K1A3A1A14012962, 2018M3A7B8060189] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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This study presents a simple strategy to produce electro-responsive Janus microspheres with both photonic and plasmonic faces for active color change. The orientation control of the Janus microspheres with an external electric field enables the switchability of the photonic and plasmonic colors.
Photonic and plasmonic colors, stemming from nanostructures of dielectric materials and metals, are promising for pigment-free coloration. In particular, nanostructures with structural colors have been employed in stimuli-responsive Janus microparticles to provide active color pixels. Here, the authors report a simple strategy to produce electro-responsive Janus microspheres composed of photonic and plasmonic faces for active color change. The photonic microspheres are first prepared by self-assembly of silica particles in emulsion droplets of photocurable resin. The silica particles form 3D crystalline arrays in the interior and 2D hexagonal arrays on the interface. The emulsion droplets are photocured and the silica particles are selectively removed to make porous photonic microspheres with hexagonal arrays of dimples on the surface. Directional deposition of gold or aluminum on the photonic microsphere develops plasmonic color on the top hemisphere while maintaining photonic color on the bottom hemisphere. Moreover, the metal deposited on one side renders the Janus microspheres electro-responsive. Therefore, the photonic and plasmonic colors are switchable by the orientation control of the Janus microspheres with an external electric field. The photonic and plasmonic colors are independently adjustable by employing two different sizes of silica particles in core-shell emulsion drops.
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