We report small-angle x-ray scattering experiments on aqueous dispersions of colloidal silica with a broad monomodal size distribution (polydispersity, 14%; size, 8 nm). Over a range of volume fractions, the silica particles segregate to build first one, then two distinct sets of colloidal crystals. These dispersions thus demonstrate fractional crystallization and multiple-phase (bcc, Laves AB(2), liquid) coexistence. Their remarkable ability to build complex crystal structures from a polydisperse population originates from the intermediate-range nature of interparticle forces, and it suggests routes for designing self-assembling colloidal crystals from the bottom up.
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Natl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R ChinaNatl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
Xia, Yunsheng
Trung Dac Nguyen
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Univ Michigan, Dept Chem Engn, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USANatl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
Trung Dac Nguyen
Yang, Ming
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Univ Michigan, Dept Chem Engn, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USANatl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
Yang, Ming
Lee, Byeongdu
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Argonne Natl Lab, Adv Photon Source, Argonne, IL 60439 USANatl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
Lee, Byeongdu
Santos, Aaron
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Univ Michigan, Dept Chem Engn, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USANatl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
Santos, Aaron
Podsiadlo, Paul
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Argonne Natl Lab, Ctr Nanoscale Mat, Argonne, IL 60439 USANatl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
Podsiadlo, Paul
Tang, Zhiyong
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Natl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R ChinaNatl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
Tang, Zhiyong
Glotzer, Sharon C.
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Univ Michigan, Dept Chem Engn, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
Univ Michigan, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USANatl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
Glotzer, Sharon C.
Kotov, Nicholas A.
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Univ Michigan, Dept Chem Engn, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
Univ Michigan, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USANatl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
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National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190
Xia Y.
Nguyen T.D.
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann ArborNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190
Nguyen T.D.
Yang M.
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann ArborNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190
Yang M.
Lee B.
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Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190
Lee B.
Santos A.
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann ArborNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190
Santos A.
Podsiadlo P.
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Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190
Podsiadlo P.
Tang Z.
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National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190
Tang Z.
Glotzer S.C.
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann ArborNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190
Glotzer S.C.
Kotov N.A.
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann ArborNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190
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Univ Hong Kong, Dept Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Dept Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China
Huang, Yaxin
Wu, Changjin
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Univ Hong Kong, Dept Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Dept Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China
Wu, Changjin
Chen, Jingyuan
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Univ Hong Kong, Dept Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Dept Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China
Chen, Jingyuan
Tang, Jinyao
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Univ Hong Kong, Dept Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China
Univ Hong Kong, State Key Lab Synthet Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Dept Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China