#Crystallization of colloids secured to oil-water interface responding to laser illumination

“#Crystallization of colloids secured to oil-water interface responding to laser illumination”

Particles form a two-dimensional crystal under the influence of temperature-induced fluid flow. Credit: A. Caciagli et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. (2020)

More information:
Alessio Caciagli et al. Controlled Optofluidic Crystallization of Colloids Tethered at Interfaces, Physical Review Letters (2020). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.068001

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