Coexistence of rhcp and fcc phases in hard-sphere colloidal crystals

We present results for high-resolution small-angle single-crystal X-ray diffraction of hard-sphere silica colloidal crystals. Our results indicate that the stacking probability a of finding an fee stacking sequence in a strongly compressed sample can only have two discrete values of either 0.5 (for...

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Main Authors: Dolbnya, I, Petukhov, A, Aarts, D, Vroege, G, Lekkerkerker, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005