Synthesis of strawberry-like Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag composite colloidal particles for constructing responsive photonic crystals

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Abstract

Well-defined Fe3O4@SiO2 composite colloidal particles decorated with Ag nanoparticles were successfully synthesized through a simple chemical approach. These particles self-assembled into 1D chain-like photonic structures under the induction of magnetic field and diffract tunable structural colors. The hue and brightness of the structural colors are related to Ag nanoparticles deposited on the particles surface and its brightness increases with the increase of Ag concentration. This phenomenon could be the result of the superposition of photonic bandgap formed by photonic crystals and possible plasmonic property, as well as capability in absorbing stray light of Ag nanoparticles. As-prepared Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag colloidal particles have great potential to be applied in many crucial areas such as color displaying, biological detection and anti-counterfeiting technology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)423-429
Number of pages7
JournalOptical Materials
Volume94
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Colloidal photonic crystals
  • Color displaying
  • FeO@SiO@Ag
  • Photonic bandgap
  • Structural colors

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