Architecture Controls Phonon Propagation in All ‐Solid Brush Colloid Metamaterials (Small 13/2024)

Brush Particle SolidsThe self-assembly of polymer modified particles provides a path towards micro-structured hybrid materials that feature hybridization gaps, i.e., phononic band gaps that are robust against defect formation. The combination of Brillouin scattering and theory reveals that the formation of hybridization gaps is sensitive to the structure of polymers at interfaces and provides guidelines to render brush based colloids a platform for the self-assembly of efficient phononic materials. More in article number2304157, George Fytas and co-workers.

Source: Small - March 28, 2024 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Yu Cang, Rebecca Sainidou, Pascal Rembert, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael Bockstaller, Bartlomiej Graczykowski, George Fytas Tags: Back Cover Source Type: research