Self-assembly of isostatic self-dual colloidal crystals

• Main Authors: Lei, Qun-Li, Zheng, Wei, Tang, Feng, Wan, Xiangang, Ni, Ran, Ma, Yu-Qiang
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Energy; Phases
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153646
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Self-dual structures whose dual counterparts are themselves possess unique hidden symmetry, beyond the description of classical spatial symmetry groups. Here we propose a strategy based on a nematic monolayer of attractive half-cylindrical colloids to self-assemble these exotic structures. This syst...