Abstract
The ordering of polystyrene beads which occurs when pressure is applied to the colloidal particles between solid substrate was studied. The patterned elastomeric stamp which occurs while maintaining the temperature above the particle's glass transition temperature was analyzed. A simple two-dimensional squeeze flow theory which successfully explained the effects of pressure, temperature, size of beads, and stamp geometries on the ordering times was used for calculating the filling time. It was found that the particles migrate by means of physical pressure under high temperature and not through the action of convective assembly as in evaporating films.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2643-2645 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 27 Sep 2004 |