Journal
MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 63, Issue 27, Pages 2393-2395Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2009.08.030
Keywords
Electrophoretic deposition; Colloidal crystals; Ni plating; Inverse opals
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A vertical electrophoretic deposition method was employed to fabricate polystyrene (PS) colloidal crystals with negligible defects and considerable surface uniformity. Subsequently, the interstitial voids within the colloidal crystals were electroplated with Ni, followed by selective removal of the PS microspheres. With careful adjustment in the processing parameters. we were able to obtain Ni inverse opals at predetermined thickness in relatively short time. The inverse opals revealed superb structural stability and surface uniformity. Because the electrophoresis and electrodeposition were both carried out in a solution state, this fabrication scheme enables facile construction of inverse opals on conductive substrates over conventional approaches. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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