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2010

  1. Screening of heterogeneous surfaces: charge renormalization of Janus particles
    N. Boon, E. Carvajal Gallardo, S. Zheng, E. Eggen, M. Dijkstra and R. van Roij, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22, 104104 (2010).
  2. Can the isotropic-smectic transition of colloidal hard rods occur via nucleation and growth?
    A. Cuetos, E. Sanz, and M. Dijkstra, Faraday Discussions 144, 253-269 (2010).
  3. A general method to coat colloidal particles with titania
    A. F. Demirörs, A. van Blaaderen and A. Imhof, Langmuir 26, 9297-9303 (2010).
  4. Adsorption trajectories and free-energy separatrices for colloidal particles in contact with a liquid-liquid interface
    J. de Graaf, M. Dijkstra and R. van Roij, The Journal of Chemical Physics 132, 164902 (2010).
  5. Jamming of polydisperse hard spheres: The effect of kinetic arrrest
    M. Hermes and M. Dijkstra, Europhysics Letters 89, 38005 (2010).
  6. Thermodynamic signature of the dynamic glass transition in hard spheres
    M. Hermes and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22, 104114 (2010).
  7. Synthesis of hollow asymmetrical silica dumbbells with a movable inner core
    D. Nagao, C. M. van Kats, K. Hayasaka, M. Sugimoto, M. Konno, A. Imhof, and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 26, 5208-5212 (2010).
  8. Phase behavior and structure of a new colloidal model system of bowl-shaped particles
    M. Marechal, R. J. Kortschot, A. F. Demirörs, A. Imhof, and M. Dijkstra, Nano Letters 10, 1907-1911 (2010).
  9. Non-Gaussian dynamics in smectic liquid crystals of parallel hard rods
    R. Matena, M. Dijkstra, and A. Patti, Physical Review E 81, 021704 (2010).
  10. Glassy dynamics, Spinodal fluctuations, and the kinetic limit of nucleation in suspensions of colloidal hard rods
    R. Ni, S. Belli, R. van Roij, and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review Letters 105, 088302 (2010).
  11. Monte Carlo simulations of self-assembling star-block copolymers in dilute solutions
    A. Patti, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 361, 81-89, (2010).
  12. Collective diffusion of colloidal hard rods in smectic liquid crystals: Effect of particle anisotropy
    A. Patti, D. El Masri, R. van Roij, and M. Dijkstra    , Journal of Chemical Physics 132, 224907 (2010).
  13. Phase diagram of colloidal spheres in a biaxial electric or magnetic field
    F. Smallenburg and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Chemical Physical 132, 204508 (2010).
  14. Computer simulations of the restricted primitive model at very low temperature and density
    C. Valeriani, P.J. Camp, J.W. Zwanikken, R. van Roij, and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22, 104122 (2010).
  15. Ion association in low-polarity solvents comparisons between theory, simulation, and experiment
    C. Valeriani, P.J. Camp, J.W. Zwanikken, R. van Roij, and M. Dijkstra, Soft Matter 6, 2793 (2010).
  16. Multi-particle collision dynamics simulations of sedimenting colloidal dispersions in confinement
    A. Wysocki, C. P. Royall, R. G. Winkler, G. Gompper, H. Tanaka, A. van Blaaderen, and H. Löwen, Faraday Discussions 144, 245-252 (2010).
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2009

  1. Quasicrystals from nanocrystals
    A. van Blaaderen, Nature (News&Views) 461, 892-893 (2009).
  2. Synthesis of eccentric titania-silica core-shell and composite particles
    A. F. Demirörs, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Imhof, Chemistry of Materials 21, 979-984 (2009).
  3. BaTiO3, SrTiO3, CaTiO3, and BaxSr1−xTiO3 particles: A general approach for monodisperse colloidal perovskites
    A. F. Demirörs and A. Imhof, Chemistry of Materials 21, 3002-3007 (2009).
  4. Dynamics of colloidal crystals in shear flow
    D. Derks, Y. L. Wu, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Imhof, Soft Matter 5, 1060-1065 (2009).
  5. Effective shape and phase behavior of short charged rods
    Eelco Eggen, Marjolein Dijkstra, and René van Roij, Physical Review E 79, 041401 (2009).
  6. Observation of a ternary nanocrystal superlattice and its structural characterization by electron tomography
    W. H. Evers, H. Friedrich, L. Filion, M. Dijkstra, D. Vanmaekelbergh, Angewandte Chemie Intl. Ed. 48, 9655–9657 (2009).
  7. Prediction of binary hard-sphere crystal structures
    L. Filion and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 79, 046714 (2009).
  8. Efficient Method for Predicting Crystal Structures at Finite Temperature: Variable Box Shape Simulations
    L. Filion, M. Marechal, B. van Oorschot, D. Pelt, F. Smallenburg, and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review Letters 103, 188302 (2009).
  9. Quantitative structural analysis of binary nanocrystal superlattices by electron tomography
    H. Friedrich, C. J. Gommes, K. Overgaag, J. D. Meeldijk, W. H.Evers, B. de Nijs, M. P. Boneschanser, P. E. de Jongh, A. J. Verkleij, K. P. de Jong, A. van Blaaderen, D. Vanmaekelbergh, Nano Letters 9, 2719-2724 (2009).
  10. Triangular tessellation scheme for the adsorption free energy at the liquid-liquid interface: Towards nonconvex patterned colloids
    J. de Graaf, M. Dijkstra, and R. van Roij, Physical Review E 80, 051405 (2009).
  11. The single molecule probe: Nanoscale vectorial mapping of photonic mode density in a metal nanocavity
    J. P. Hoogenboom, G. Sanchez-Mosteiro, G. Colas des Francs, D. Heinis, G. Legay, A. Dereux, and N. F. van Hulst, Nano Letters 9,1189-1195 (2009).
  12. Stability of LS and LS2 crystal structures in binary mixtures of hard and charged spheres
    A. P. Hynninen, L. Filion, M. Dijkstra, Journal of Chemical Physics 131, 064902 (2009).
  13. Self-assembly of colloids with liquid protrusions
    D. J. Kraft, W. S. Vlug, C. M. van Kats, A. van Blaaderen, A. Imhof, and W. K. Kegel, Journal of the American Chemical Society 131, 1182-1186 (2009).
  14. Directing colloidal self-assembly with biaxial electric fields
    M. E. Leunissen, H. R. Vutukuri, and A. van Blaaderen, Advanced Materials 21, 3116 (2009).
  15. Mutual influence of timeshared optical traps studied by means of Video Holographic Microscopy
    P. D. van Oostrum, A. van der Horst, and A. van Blaaderen, Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009).
  16. One-pot synthesis of amino functionalized mesoporous silica materials: using simulations to understand transitions between different structures
    A. Patti, A. D. Mackie, V Zelenak and F. R. Siperstein, Journal of Materials Chemistry 19, 724-732 (2009).
  17. Monte Carlo simulations of self-assembling hexagonal and cage-like bifunctional periodic mesoporous materials
    A. Patti, A. D. Mackie, and F. R. Siperstein, Journal of Materials Chemistry 19, 7848-7855 (2009).
  18. Do multilayer crystals nucleate in suspensions of colloidal rods?
    A. Patti and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review Letters 102, 128301 (2009).
  19. Stringlike clusters and cooperative interlayer permeation in smectic liquid crystals formed by colloidal rods
    A. Patti, D. El Masri, R. van Roij, and M. Dijkstra, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 248304 (2009).
  20. Structure, stability, and formation pathways of colloidal gels in systems with short-range attraction and long-range repulsion
    M. M. van Schooneveld, V. W. A. de Villeneuve, R. P. A Dullens, D. G. A. L. Aarts, M. E. Leunissen, and W. K. Kegel, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 113, 4560-4564 (2009).
  21. Comparing photonic band structure calculation methods for diamond and pyrochlore crystals
    E. C. M. Vermolen, J. H. J. Thijssen, A. Moroz, M. Megens, and A. van Blaaderen, Optics Express 17, 6952-6961 (2009).
  22. Fabrication of large binary colloidal crystalswith a NaCl structure
    E. C. M. Vermolen, A. Kuijk, L. C. Filion, M. Hermes, J. H. J. Thijssen, M. Dijkstra, and A. van Blaaderen, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106, 16063–16067 (2009).
  23. Grain boundary pinning in doped hard sphere crystals
    V. W. A. de Villeneuve, L. Derendorp, D. Verboekend, E. C. M. Vermolen, W. K. Kegel, H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, and R. P. A. Dullens, Soft Matter 5, 2448-2452 (2009).
  24. Melting and crystallization of colloidal hard-sphere suspensions under shear
    Y. L. Wu, D. Derks, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Imhof, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106, 10564-10569 (2009).
  25. Direct observation of hydrodynamic instabilities in a driven non-uniform colloidal dispersion
    A. Wysocki, C. P. Royall, R. G. Winkler, G. Gompper, H. Tanaka, A. van Blaaderen, and H. Löwen, Soft Matter 5, 1340-1344 (2009).
  26. Hollow silica spheres: Synthesis and mechanical properties
    L. Zhang, M. D’Acunzi, M. Kappl, G. K. Auernhammer, D. Vollmer, C. M. van Kats, and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 25, 2711-2717 (2009).
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2008

  1. Optical trapping of coated microspheres
    V. Bormuth, A. Jannasch, M. Ander, C. M. van Kats, A. van Blaaderen, J. Howard, and E. Schäffer,
    Optics Express     16, 13831-13844 (2008).
  2. Isotropic-to-nematic nucleation in suspensions of colloidal rods
    A. Cuetos, R. van Roij, and M. Dijkstra, Soft Matter 4, 757 (2008).
  3. Phase separating colloid polymer mixtures in shear flow
    D. Derks, D. G. A. L. Aarts, D. Bonn, and A. Imhof, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 20, 404208 (2008).
  4. Synthesis and characterization of photoswitchable fluorescent silica nanoparticles
    J. Fölling, S. Polyakova, V. Belov, A. van Blaaderen, M. L. Bossi, and S. W. Hell, Small 4, 134-142 (2008).
  5. Effect of excluded volume interactions on the interfacial properties of colloid-polymer mixtures
    A. Fortini, P.G. Bolhuis, and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 024904 (2008).
  6. Crystallization and gelation in colloidal systems with short-ranged attractive interactions
    A. Fortini, E. Sanz, and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 78, 041402 (2008).
  7. High trapping forces for high-refractive index particles trapped in dynamic arrays of counterpropagating optical tweezers
    A. van der Horst, P. D. J. van Oostrum, A. Moroz, A. van Blaaderen, and M. Dogterom, Applied Optics 47, 3196-3202 (2008).
  8. Coated microspheres as enhanced probes for optical trapping
    A. Jannasch, A, V. Bormuth, C.M. van Kats, A. van Blaaderen, J. Howard, and E. Schäffer, Proc. of SPIE 7038, 70382B-1-70382B-8 (2008).
  9. On the incorporation mechanism of hydrophobic quantum dots in silica spheres by a reverse microemulsion method
    R. Koole, M. M. van Schooneveld, J. Hilhorst, C. de Mello Donegá, D. C. ’t Hart, A. van Blaaderen, D. Vanmaekelbergh, and A. Meijerink, Chemistry of Materials 20, 2503-2512 (2008).
  10. Bouwen met een microscopische blokkendoos
    M. E. Leunissen, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, april 2008, pp. 116-119.
  11. Concentrating colloids with electric field gradients. I. Particle transport and growth mechanism of hard-sphere-like crystals in an electric bottle
    M. E. Leunissen, M. T. Sullivan, P. M. Chaikin, and A. van Blaaderen, Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 164508 (2008).
  12. Concentrating colloids with electric field gradients. II. Phase transitions and crystal buckling of long-ranged repulsive charged spheres in an electric bottle
    M. E. Leunissen and A. van Blaaderen, Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 164509 (2008).
  13. Stability of orientationally disordered crystal structures of colloidal hard dumbbells
    M. Marechal and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 77, 061405 (2008).
  14. Optical properties of spherical and oblate spheroidal gold shell colloids
    J. J. Penninkhof, A. Moroz, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112, 4146-4150 (2008).
  15. Optical cavity modes in gold shell colloids
    J. J. Penninkhof, L. A. Sweatlock, A. Moroz, H. A. Atwater, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Journal of Applied Physics 103, 123105 (2008).
  16. Anisotropic colloids through non-trivial buckling
    C. Quilliet, C. I. Zoldesi, C. Riera, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Imhof, European Physical Journal E 27, 13-20 (2008).
  17. Controlling competition between crystallization and glass formation in binary colloids with an external field
    C. P. Royall, E. C. M. Vermolen, A. van Blaaderen, and H. Tanaka, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 20, 404225 (2008).
  18. Gel formation in suspensions of oppositely charged colloids: mechanism and relation to the equilibrium phase diagram
    E. Sanz, M. E. Leunissen, A. Fortini, A. van Blaaderen, and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 112, 10861–10872 (2008).
  19. Out-of-equilibrium processes in suspensions of oppositely charged colloids: liquid-to-crystal nucleation and gel formation
    E. Sanz, C. Valeriani, T. Vissers, A. Fortini, M. E. Leunissen, A. van Blaaderen, D. Frenkel, and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 20, 494247 (2008).
  20. Non-equilibrium sedimentation of colloids: confocal microscopy and Brownian dynamics simulations
    M. Schmidt, C. P. Royall, A. van Blaaderen, and J. Dzubiella, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 20, 494222 (2008).
  21. Effect of particle size and charge on the network properties of microsphere-based hydrogels
    S. R. Van Tomme, C. F. van Nostrum, M. Dijkstra, S. C. De Smedt, W. E. Hennink, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 70, 522-530 (2008).
  22. Breakdown of the Yukawa model in de-ionized colloidal suspensions
    A. Torres, A. Cuetos, M. Dijkstra, and R. van Roij, Physical Review E 77, 031402 (2008).
  23. Chemical modification of colloidal masks for nanolithography
    D. L. J. Vossen, J. J. Penninkhof, and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 24, 5967-5969 (2008).
  24. Elastic properties of hollow colloidal particles
    C. I. Zoldesi, I. L. Ivanovska, C. Quilliet, G. J. L. Wuite, and A. Imhof, Physical Review E 78, 051401 (2008).
  25. Olie-watermengsels ontrafeld
    J. Zwanikken, M.E. Leunissen, A. van Blaaderen en R. van Roij, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, juli 2008, pp. 260-263.  
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2007

  1. Experimental Observation of Structural Crossover in Binary Mixtures of Colloidal Hard Spheres
    J. Baumgartl, R.P.A. Dullens, M. Dijkstra, R. Roth, and C. Bechinger, Physical Review Letters 98, 198303 (2007).
  2. Op weg naar een fotonische band gap voor licht?
    A. van Blaaderen en M. Dijkstra, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, mei 2007, pp. 172-174.
  3. Kinetic pathways for the isotropic-nematic phase transition in a system of colloidal hard rods: a simulation study
    A. Cuetos and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review Letters 98, 095701 (2007).
  4. Use of Parsons-Lee and Onsager theories to predict nematic and demixing behavior in binary mixtures of hard rods and hard spheres
    A. Cuetos, B. Martínez-Haya, S. Lago, and L. F. Rull, Physical Review E 75, 061701 (2007).
  5. Manipulating metal-oxide nanowires using counter-propagating optical line tweezers
    A. van der Horst, A. I. Campbell, L. K. van Vugt, D. A. M. Vanmaekelbergh, M. Dogterom, and A. van Blaaderen, Optics Express 15, 11629 (2007).
  6. Self-assembly route for photonic crystals with a bandgap in the visible region
    A.-P. Hynninen, J. H. J. Thijssen, E. C. M. Vermolen, M. Dijkstra, and A. van Blaaderen, Nature Materials 6, 202-205 (2007).
    Also read the News&Views article by D. J. Norris.
  7. Characterizing and tracking single colloidal particles with video holographic microscopy
    S.-H. Lee, Y. Roichman, G.-R. Yi, S.-H. Kim, S.-M. Yang, A. van Blaaderen, P. van Oostrum, and D. G. Grier, Optics Express 15, 18275 (2007).
    Multimedia file: Movie.
  8. Electrostatics at the oil–water interface, stability, and order in emulsions and colloids
    M. E. Leunissen, A. van Blaaderen, A. D. Hollingsworth, M. T. Sullivan, and P. M. Chaikin, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105, 2585-2590 (2007).
  9. Ion partitioning at the oil–water interface as a source of tunable electrostatic effects in emulsions with colloids
    M. E. Leunissen, J. Zwanikken, R. van Roij, P. M. Chaikin, and A. van Blaaderen, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9, 6405-6414 (2007).
  10. Crystallization of colloidal hard spheres under gravity
    M. Marechal and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 75, 061404 (2007).
  11. Stability of nematic and smectic phases in rod-like mesogens with orientation-dependent attractive interactions
    B. Martinez-Haya, A. Cuetos, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 111, 8150-8157 (2007).
  12. Coherent vibrations of submicron spherical gold shells in a photonic crystal
    D. A. Mazurenko, X. Shan, J. C. P. Stiefelhagen, C. M. Graf, A. van Blaaderen, and J. I. Dijkhuis, Physical Review B 75, 161102 (2007).
  13. Entropic Wetting and the Free Isotropic-Nematic Interface of Hard Colloidal Platelets
    H. Reich, M. Dijkstra, R. van Roij, and M. Schmidt, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 111, 7825 (2007.
  14. Nonequilibrium sedimentation of colloids on the particle scale
    C. P. Royall, J. Dzubiella, M. Schmidt, and A. van Blaaderen, Physical Review Letters 98, 188304 (2007).
    Auxiliary material: Movie1, Movie2.
  15. Evidence for Out-of-Equilibrium Crystal Nucleation in Suspensions of Oppositely Charged Colloids
    E. Sanz, C. Valeriani, D. Frenkel, and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review Letters 99, 055501 (2007).
  16. Acoustic vibrations in nanosized gold-shell particles
    X. Shan, X. Zhang, D. A. Mazurenko, A van Blaaderen, J. I. Dijkhuis, F. Hudert, and T. Dekorsy, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 92, 012035 (2007).
  17. Sedimentation of charged colloids: The primitive model and the effective one-component approach
    A. Torres, A. Cuetos, M. Dijkstra, and R. van Roij, Physical Review E 75, 041405 (2007).
  18. A new parallel plate shear cell for in situ real-space measurements of complex fluids under shear flow
    Y.L. Wu, J. H. J. Brand, J. L. A. van Gemert, J. Verkerk, H. Wisman, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Imhof, Review of Scientific Instruments 78, 103902 (2007).
  19. Encapsulation of emulsion droplets by organo–silica shells
    C. I. Zoldesi, P. Steegstra, and A. Imhof, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 308, 121-129 (2007).
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2006

  1. Isotropic-nematic interface and wetting in suspensions of colloidal platelets
    D. van der Beek, H. Reich, P. van der Schoot, M. Dijkstra, T. Schilling, R. Vink, M. Schmidt, R. van Roij, and H. Lekkerkerker, Physical Review Letters 97, 087801 (2006).
  2. Colloids get complex
    A. van Blaaderen, Nature (News&Views) 439, 545 (2006).
  3. Zouten maken met colloïden
    A. van Blaaderen en M. Dijkstra, Chemisch2Weekblad, 17 juni 2006, p. 20-22.
  4. Gewone en exotische zouten maken met colloïden
    A. van Blaaderen en M. Dijkstra, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, juli 2006, p. 240-242.
  5. Layering in sedimentation of suspensions of charged colloids: Simulation and theory
    A. Cuetos, A.-P. Hynninen, J. Zwanikken, R. van Roij, and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 73, 061402 (2006).
  6. Suppression of thermally excited capillary waves by shear flow
    D. Derks, D. G. A. L. Aarts, D. Bonn, H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, and A. Imhof, Physical Review Letters 97, 038301 (2006).
  7. Sedimentation of binary mixtures of like- and oppositely charged colloids: the primitive model or effective pair potentials?
    M. Dijkstra, J. Zwanniken, and R. van Roij, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18, 825-836 (2006).
  8. Effect of many-body interactions on the bulk and interfacial phase behavior of a model colloid-polymer mixture
    M. Dijkstra, R. van Roij, R. Roth, and A. Fortini, Physical Review E 73, 041404 (2006).
  9. Shape-induced frustration of hexagonal order in polyhedral colloids
    R. P. A. Dullens, M. C. D. Mourad, D. G. A. L. Aarts, J. P. Hoogenboom, and W. K. Kegel, Physical Review Letters 96, 028304 (2006).
  10. Phase behaviour of hard spheres confined between parallel hard plates: manipulation of colloidal crystal structures by confinement
    A. Fortini and M. Dijkstra, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18, L371-L378 (2006).
  11. Phase behavior and structure of model colloid-polymer mixtures confined between two parallel planar hard walls
    A. Fortini, M. Schmidt, and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 73, 051502 (2006).
  12. Gas-liquid phase separation in oppositely charged colloids: Stability and interfacial tension
    A. Fortini, A.-P. Hynninen, and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Chemical Physics 125, 094502 (2006).
  13. CuAu structure in the restricted primitive model and oppositely charged colloids
    A.-P. Hynninen, M. E. Leunissen, A. van Blaaderen, and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review Letters 96, 018303 (2006).
  14. Prediction and observation of crystal structures of oppositely charged colloids
    A.-P. Hynninen, C.G. Christova, R. van Roij, A. van Blaaderen, and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review Letters 96, 138308 (2006).
  15. Nematic-isotropic spinodal decomposition kinetics of rodlike viruses
    M. P. Lettinga, K. Kang, P. Holmqvist, A. Imhof, D. Derks, and J. K. G. Dhont, Physical Review E 73, 011412 (2006).
  16. Anisotropic deformation of metallo-dielectric core–shell colloids under MeV ion irradiation
    J. J. Penninkhof, T. van Dillen, S. Roorda, C. Graf, A. van Blaaderen, A.M. Vredenberg, A. Polman, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B 242, 523-529 (2006).
  17. Microradian X-ray diffraction in colloidal photonic crystals
    A. V. Petukhov, J. H. J. Thijssen, D. C. 't Hart, A. Imhof, A. van Blaaderen, I. P. Dolbnya, A. Snigirev, A. Moussaïd and I. Snigireva, Journal of Applied Crystallography 39, 137-144 (2006).
  18. Depressions at the surface of an elastic spherical shell submitted to external pressure
    C. Quilliet, Physical Review E 74, 046608 (2006).
  19. Surface molecular view of colloidal gelation
    S. Roke, O. Berg, J. Buitenhuis, A. van Blaaderen, and M. Bonn, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103, 13310-13314 (2006).
  20. Re-entrant melting and freezing in a model system of charged colloids
    C. P. Royall, M. E. Leunissen, A.-P. Hynninen, M. Dijkstra and A. van Blaaderen, Journal of Chemical Physics 124, 244706 (2006).
  21. Phase behavior of a suspension of colloidal hard rods and nonadsorbing polymer
    S.V. Savenko and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Chemical Physics 124, 234902 (2006).
  22. Characterization of photonic colloidal single crystals by microradian X-ray diffraction
    J. H. J. Thijssen, A. V. Petukhov, D. C. 't Hart, A. Imhof, C. H. M. van der Werf, R. E. I. Schropp, and A. van Blaaderen, Advanced Materials 18, 1662-1666 (2006).
  23. Fluorescence enhancement by metal-core/silica-shell nanoparticles
    O. G. Tovmachenko, C. Graf, D. J. van den Heuvel, A. van Blaaderen, and H. C. Gerritsen, Advanced Materials 18, 91-95 (2006).
  24. Deformable hollow hybrid silica/siloxane colloids by emulsion templating
    C. I. Zoldesi, C. A. van Walree, and A. Imhof, Langmuir 22, 4343-4352 (2006).
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2005

  1. Entropic interfaces in hard-core model amphiphilic mixtures
    J. M. Brader and M. Schmidt, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 281, 495-502 (2005).
  2. Entropic wetting in colloidal suspensions
    M. Dijkstra and R. van Roij, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, S3507-S3514 (2005).
  3. Wall-fluid and liquid-gas interfaces of model colloid-polymer mixtures by simulation and theory
    A. Fortini, M. Dijkstra, M. Schmidt, and P.P.F. Wessels, Physical Review E 71, 051403 (2005).
  4. Phase behaviour of charged colloidal sphere dispersions with added polymer chains
    A. Fortini, M. Dijkstra, and R. Tuinier, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, 7783-7803 (2005).
  5. Homogeneous and inhomogeneous hard-sphere mixtures: manifestations of structural crossover
    C. Grodon, M. Dijkstra, R. Evans, and R. Roth, Molecular Physics 103, 3009 (2005).
  6. Manipulation and imaging of particles with optical tweezers and confocal microscopy
    A. van der Horst, Dirk L.J. Vossen, K. Visscher, M. Dogterom, and A. van Blaaderen, Microscopy and Analysis, March 2005, issue 94, pages 15-17.
  7. Phase diagram of dipolar hard and soft spheres: Manipulation of colloidal crystal structures by an external field
    A.-P. Hynninen and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review Letters 94, 138303 (2005).
  8. Critical point of electrolyte mixtures
    A.-P. Hynninen, M. Dijkstra, and A. Z. Panagiotopoulos, Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 084903 (2005).
  9. Phase behavior of dipolar hard and soft spheres
    A.-P. Hynninen and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 72, 051402 (2005).
  10. Melting line of charged colloids from primitive model simulations
    A.-P. Hynninen and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 244902 (2005).
  11. Synthesis of colloidal silica dumbbells
    P. M. Johnson, C. M. van Kats, and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 21, 11510-11517 (2005).
  12. Kinetic pathways of the nematic–isotropic phase transition as studied by confocal microscopy on rod-like viruses
    M. P. Lettinga, K. Kang, A. Imhof, D. Derks, and J. K. G. Dhont, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, S3609-S3618 (2005).
  13. Ionic colloidal crystals of oppositely charged particles
    M. E. Leunissen, C. G. Christova, A.-P. Hynninen, C. P. Royall, A. I. Campbell, A. Imhof, M. Dijkstra, R. van Roij, and A. van Blaaderen, Nature 437, 235-240 (2005).
    Also read the accompanying News and Views,
    and the News and Views in Nature Materials by D. Frenkel.
  14. Angle-dependent extinction of anisotropic silica/Au core/shell colloids made via ion irradiation
    J. J. Penninkhof, C. Graf, T. van Dillen, A. M. Vredenberg, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Advanced Materials 17, 1484-1488 (2005).
    Erratum: Advanced Materials 18, 2802 (2006).
  15. Interface–solvent effects during colloidal phase transitions
    S. Roke, J. Buitenhuis, J. C. van Miltenburg, M. Bonn, and A. van Blaaderen, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, S3609-S3618 (2005).
  16. Extended sedimentation profiles in charged colloids: the gravitational length, entropy, and electrostatics
    C. P. Royall, R. van Roij, and A. van Blaaderen, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, 2315-2326 (2005).
  17. Asymptotic decay of the pair correlation function in molecular fluids: Application to hard rods
    S.V. Savenko and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 72, 021202 (2005).
  18. Combined optical tweezers/ion beam technique to tune colloidal masks for nanolithography
    D. L. J. Vossen, D. Fific, J. Penninkhof, T. van Dillen, A. Polman, and A. van Blaaderen, Nano Letters 5, 1175-1179 (2005).
  19. Wetting, drying, and layering of colloid-polymer mixtures at porous interfaces
    P. P. F. Wessels, M. Schmidt, and H. Löwen, Physical Review Letters 94, 078303 (2005).
  20. Synthesis of monodisperse colloidal spheres, capsules, and microballoons by emulsion templating
    C. I. Zoldesi and A. Imhof, Advanced Materials 17, 924-928 (2005).
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2004

  1. Direct visual observation of thermal capillary waves
    D. G. A. L. Aarts, M. Schmidt, H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, Science 304, 847-850 (2004).
    Also read the accompanying Perspective by Wilson Poon
  2. Colloids under external control
    A. van Blaaderen, MRS Bulletin, February, 85-90 (2004).
  3. Confocal microscopy of colloidal dispersions in shear flow using a counter-rotating cone–plate shear cell
    D. Derks, H. Wisman, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Imhof, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 16, S3917–S3927 (2004).
  4. Capillary freezing or complete wetting of hard spheres in a planar hard slit?
    M. Dijkstra, Physical Review Letters 93, 108303 (2004).
  5. Shaping colloidal assemblies
    T. van Dillen, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Materials Today, July/August, pp. 40-46 (2004).
  6. Density functional theory for sphere-needle mixtures: Toward finite rod thickness
    A. Esztermann and M. Schmidt, Physical Review E 70, 022501 (2004).
  7. Decay of correlation functions in hard-sphere mixtures: Structural crossover
    C. Grodon, M. Dijkstra, R. Evans, and R. Roth, Journal of Chemical Physics 121, 7869-7882 (2004).
  8. Epitaxial growth of a colloidal hard-sphere hcp crystal and the effects of epitaxial mismatch on crystal structure
    J. P. Hoogenboom, A. K. van Langen-Suurling, J. Romijn, and A. van Blaaderen, Physical Review E 69, 051602 (2004).
  9. Template-induced growth of close-packed and non-close-packed colloidal crystals during solvent evaporation
    J. P. Hoogenboom, C. Rétif, E. de Bres, M. van de Boer, A. K. van Langen-Suurling, J. Romijn, and A. van Blaaderen, Nano Letters 4, 205-208 (2004).
  10. Colloidale epitaxy: Kijken naar de vorming van metastabiele kristallen
    J. P. Hoogenboom, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde (Mei 2004) 70, 20-25 (2004).
  11. Sedimentation profiles of charged colloids: Entropic lift and charge separation
    A.-P. Hynninen, R. van Roij, and M. Dijkstra, Europhysics Letters 65(5), 719-725 (2004).
  12. Effect of three-body interactions on the phase behavior of charge-stabilized colloidal suspensions
    A.-P. Hynninen, M. Dijkstra, and R. van Roij, Physical Review E 69, 061407 (2004).
  13. Selective excitation of erbium in silicon-infiltrated silica colloidal photonic crystals
    J. Kalkman, E. de Bres, A. Polman, Y. Jun, D. J. Norris, D. C. ’t Hart, J. P. Hoogenboom, and A. van Blaaderen, Journal of Applied Physics 95, 2297-2302 (2004).
  14. Three-dimensional silica-gold core-shell photonic crystal: linear reflection and ultrafast non-linear optical properties
    D.A. Mazurenko, A. Moroz, C.M. Graf, A. van Blaaderen, J.I. Dijkhuis, in: Proceedings of SPIE Volume 5450: "Photonic Crystal Materials and Nanostructures", edited by R. M. De La Rue, P. Viktorovitch, C. M. Sotomayor Torres, M. Midrio, pp. 569-577 (2004).
  15. Aligned gold nanorods in silica made by ion irradiation of core-shell colloidal particles
    S. Roorda, T. van Dillen, A. Polman, C. Graf, A. van Blaaderen, and B. J. Kooi, Advanced Materials 16, 235-237 (2004).
  16. Sedimentation and multiphase equilibria in suspensions of colloidal hard rods
    S.V. Savenko and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 70, 051401 (2004).
  17. Accuracy of measuring the nematic order from intensity scatter: A simulation study
    S.V. Savenko and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 70, 011705 (2004).
  18. Rosenfeld functional for non-additive hard spheres
    M. Schmidt, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, L351 (2004).
  19. Isotropic-nematic transition of hard rods immersed in random sphere matrices
    M. Schmidt and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Chemical Physics 121, 12067-12073 (2004).
  20. Floating liquid phase in sedimenting colloid-polymer mixtures
    M. Schmidt, M. Dijkstra, and J.-P. Hansen, Physical Review Letters 93, 088303 (2004).
  21. Capillary evaporation in colloid–polymer mixtures selectively confined to a planar slit
    M. Schmidt, A. Fortini, and M. Dijkstra, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, S4159–S4168 (2004).
  22. Competition between sedimentation and phase coexistence of colloidal dispersions under gravity
    M. Schmidt, M. Dijkstra, and J.-P. Hansen, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, S4185–S4194 (2004).
  23. Synthesis of monodisperse high-aspect-ratio colloidal silicon and silica rods
    C. M. van Kats, P. M. Johnson, J. E. A. M. van den Meerakker, and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 20, 11201-11207 (2004).
  24. Reflectivity of metallodielectric photonic glasses
    K. P. Velikov, W. L. Vos, A. Moroz, and A. van Blaaderen, Physical Review B 69, 075108 (2004).
  25. Optical tweezers and confocal microscopy for simultaneous three-dimensional manipulation and imaging in concentrated colloidal dispersions
    D. L. J. Vossen, A. van der Horst, M. Dogterom, and A. van Blaaderen, Review of Scientific Instruments 75, 2960-2970 (2004).
  26. Wall tensions of model colloid–polymer mixtures
    P. P. F. Wessels, M. Schmidt, and H. Löwen, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, L1-L8 (2004).
  27. The contact angle of the colloidal liquid–gas interface and a hard wall
    P. P. F. Wessels, M. Schmidt, and H. Löwen, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, S4169–S4184 (2004)
  28. Large-area electric-field-induced colloidal single crystals for photonic applications
    A. Yethiraj, J. H. J. Thijssen, A. Wouterse, and A. van Blaaderen, Advanced Materials 16, 596-600 (2004).
  29. Nature of an electric-field-induced colloidal martensitic transition
    A. Yethiraj, A. Wouterse, B. Groh, and A. van Blaaderen, Physical Review Letters 92, 058301 (2004).
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2003

  1. Colloidal epitaxy: Playing with the boundary conditions of colloidal crystallization
    A. van Blaaderen, J. P. Hoogenboom, D. L. J. Vossen, A. Yethiraj, A. van der Horst, K. Visscher, and M. Dogterom, Faraday Discussions 123, 107-119 (2003).
  2. Colloidal molecules and beyond (Perspective)
    A. van Blaaderen, Science 301, 470-471 (2003).
  3. Statistical mechanics of inhomogeneous model colloid-polymer mixtures
    J. M. Brader, R. Evans, and M. Schmidt, Mol. Phys. 101, 3349 (2003).
  4. Simulation and theory of fluid–fluid interfaces in binary mixtures of hard spheres and hard rods
    P. G. Bolhuis, J. M. Brader, and M. Schmidt, J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 15, S3421-S3428 (2003)
  5. Ion beam-induced anisotropic plastic deformation at 300 keV
    T. van Dillen, A. Polman, C. M. van Kats, and A. van Blaaderen, Applied Physics Letters 83, 4315-4317 (2003).
  6. Monodisperse core-shell poly(methyl methacrylate) latex colloids
    R. P. A. Dullens, M. Claesson, D. Derks, A. van Blaaderen, and W. K. Kegel, Langmuir 19, 5963-5966 (2003).
  7. Experimental determination of the effective refractive index in strongly scattering media
    J. Gómez Rivas, D. H. Dau, A. Imhof, R. Sprik, B. P. J. Bret, P. M. Johnson, T. W. Hijmans and A. Lagendijk, Optics Communications 220, 17-21 (2003).
  8. A general method to coat colloidal particles with silica
    C. Graf, D. L. J. Vossen, A. Imhof, and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 19, 6693-6700 (2003).
  9. Hard-sphere crystals with hcp and non-close-packed structure grown by colloidal epitaxy
    J. P. Hoogenboom, A. K. van Langen-Suurling, J. Romijn, and A. van Blaaderen, Physical Review Letters 90, 138301 (2003).
  10. A real-space analysis of colloidal crystallization in a gravitational field at a flat bottom wall
    J. P. Hoogenboom, P. Vergeer, and A. van Blaaderen, Journal of Chemical Physics 119, 3371-3383 (2003).
  11. Phase diagrams of hard-core repulsive Yukawa particles
    A.-P. Hynninen and M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 68, 021407 (2003).
  12. Effect of triplet attractions on the phase diagram of suspensions of charged colloids
    A.-P. Hynninen, M. Dijkstra, and R. van Roij, J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 15, S3549-S3556 (2003).
  13. Phase diagram of hard-core repulsive Yukawa particles with a density-dependent truncation: a simple model for charged colloids
    A.-P. Hynninen and M. Dijkstra, J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 15, S3557-S3567 (2003).
  14. Three-dimensional photonic crystals made from colloids
    A. Imhof, in Nanoscale Materials, edited by L. M. Liz-Marzan and P. V. Kamat (Kluwer Academic, Boston, 2003), pp. 423-454.
  15. Time-resolved pulse propagation in a strongly scattering material
    P. M. Johnson, A. Imhof, B. P. J. Bret, J. Gómez Rivas, and A. Lagendijk, Physical Review E 68, 016604 (2003).
  16. Isotropic-nematic transition of long, thin, hard spherocylinders confined in a quasi-two-dimensional planar geometry
    M. C. Lagomarsino, M. Dogterom, and M. Dijkstra, Journal of Chemical Physics 119, 3535-3540 (2003).
  17. Band structure of absorptive two-dimensional photonic crystals
    H. van der Lem, A. Tip, and A. Moroz, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20, 1334-1341 (2003).
  18. Photonic crystals with small metal inclusions
    A. Moroz, in: Proceedings of SPIE Volume 5026: "Photonics, Devices, and Systems II", edited by M. Hrabovsky, D. Senderakova, P. Tomanek, pp. 407-412 (2003).
  19. 3D structure and dis-(order) in photonic crystals by microradian synchrotron x-ray diffraction
    A. V. Petukhov, J. H. J. Thijssen, A. Imhof, A. van Blaaderen, I. P. Dolbnya, A. Snigirev, I. Snigireva, and M. Drakopoulos, ESRF Newsletter 38, 19-20 (2003). 
  20. Silver-coated silicon pillar photonic crystals: Enhancement of a photonic band gap
    V. Poborchii, T. Tada, T. Kanayama, and A. Moroz, Applied Physics Letters 82, 508-510 (2003).
  21. Entropic wetting of a colloidal rod-sphere mixture
    R. Roth, J. M. Brader and M. Schmidt, Europhysics Letters 63, 549-555 (2003).
  22. A new colloidal model system to study long-range interactions quantitatively in real space
    C. P. Royall, M. E. Leunissen, and A. van Blaaderen, J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 15, 3581-3596 (2003).
  23. Hard sphere fluids in random fiber networks
    M. Schmidt and J. M. Brader, Journal of Chemical Physics 119, 3495-3500 (2003).
  24. Freezing in the presence of disorder: A lattice study
    M. Schmidt, L. Lafuente, and J. A. Cuesta, J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 15, 4695-4708 (2003).
  25. Capillary condensation of colloid–polymer mixtures confined between parallel plates
    M. Schmidt, A. Fortini, and M. Dijkstra, J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 15, S3411-S3420 (2003).
  26. Synthesis and characterization of large colloidal silver particles
    K. P. Velikov, G. E. Zegers, and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 19, 1384-1389 (2003).
  27. Capillary condensation and interface structure of a model colloid-polymer mixture in a porous medium
    P. P. F. Wessels, M. Schmidt, and H. Löwen, Physical Review E 68, 061404 (2003).
  28. A colloidal model system with an interaction tunable from hard sphere to soft and dipolar
    A. Yethiraj and A. van Blaaderen, Nature 421, 513-517 (2003).
    Also read the accompanying News & Views commentary by W. B. Russel.
    Or read this popularized account by Thomas Palberg
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2002

  1. Preparation of monodisperse, fluorescent PMMA-latex colloids by dispersion polymerization
    G. Bosma, C. Pathmamanoharan, E. H. A. de Hoog, W. K. Kegel, A. van Blaaderen, and H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 245, 292-300 (2002).
  2. Entropic Wetting and many-body induced layering in a model colloid-polymer mixture
    M. Dijkstra and R. van Roij, Physical Review Letters 89, 208303 (2002).
  3. Phase behavior of hard spheres with a short-range Yukawa attraction
    M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 66, 021402 (2002).
  4. Acid-based synthesis of monodisperse rare-earth-doped colloidal SiO2 spheres
    M. J. A. de Dood, B. Berkhout, C. M. van Kats, A. Polman, and A. van Blaaderen, Chemistry of Materials 14, 2849 (2002).
  5. Metallodielectric colloidal core-shell particles for photonic applications
    C. Graf and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 18, 524-534 (2002).
  6. Epitaxial crystal growth of charged colloids
    J. P. Hoogenboom, A. Yethiraj, A. K. van Langen-Suurling, J. Romijn, and A. van Blaaderen, Physical Review Letters 89, 256104 (2002).
  7. Stacking faults in colloidal crystals grown by sedimentation
    J. P. Hoogenboom, D. Derks, P. Vergeer, and A. van Blaaderen, Journal of Chemical Physics 117, 11320-11328 (2002).
  8. Patterning surfaces with colloidal particles using optical tweezers
    J. P. Hoogenboom, D. L. J. Vossen, C. Faivre-Moskalenko, M. Dogterom, and A. van Blaaderen, Applied Physics Letters 80, 4828-4830 (2002).
  9. Photonic crystals at near-infrared and optical wavelengths
    A. Moroz, in Microphotonics 2001 - Materials, Physics and Applications (Materials Research Society, Boston, 2002), Vol. 708, p. K7.5.1-K7.5.8.
  10. On the computation of the free-space doubly-periodic Green's function of the three-dimensional Helmholtz equation
    A. Moroz, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications 16, 457-465 (2002).
  11. Metallo-dielectric diamond and zinc-blende photonic structures
    A. Moroz, Physical Review B 66, 115109 (2002).
  12. Three-body forces between charged colloidal particles
    C. Russ, H. H. von Grunberg, M. Dijkstra, and R. van Roij, Physical Review E 66, 011402 (2002).
  13. Rare-earth doped polymers for planar optical amplifiers
    L. H. Slooff, A. van Blaaderen, A. Polman, G. A. Hebbink, S. I. Klink, F. C. J. M. van Veggel, D. N. Reinhoudt, and J. W. Hofstraat, Journal of Applied Physics 91, 3955-3980 (2002).
  14. Highly dispersive micropatterns in ion-exchanged glass formed by ion irradiation through a mask of colloidal particles
    C. Strohhöfer, J. P. Hoogenboom, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Advanced Materials, 14, 1815-1818 (2002).
  15. Layer-by-layer growth of binary colloidal crystals
    K. P. Velikov, C. G. Christova, R. P. A. Dullens, and A. van Blaaderen, Science 296, 106-109 (2002).
  16. Photonic crystals of core-shell colloidal particles
    K. P. Velikov, A. Moroz, and A. van Blaaderen, Applied Physics Letters 80, 49-51 (2002).
  17. Photonic crystals of shape-anisotropic colloidal particles
    K. P. Velikov, T. van Dillen, A. Polman, and A. van Blaaderen, Applied Physics Letters 81, 838-840 (2002).
  18. Building two and three-dimensional structures of colloidal particles on surfaces using optical tweezers and critical point drying
    D. L. J. Vossen, J. P. Hoogenboom, K. Overgaag, and A. van Blaaderen, in Nanopatterning - From Ultralarge-Scale Integration to Biotechnology, edited by L. Merhari, et al. (Materials Research Society, Boston, 2002), Vol. 705, p. Y6.8.1-Y6.8.6.
  19. Monodisperse colloidal suspensions of silica and PMMA spheres as model electrorheological fluids: A real-space study of structure formation
    A. Yethiraj and A. van Blaaderen, International Journal of Modern Physics B 16, 2328-2333 (2002).
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2001

  1. Inhomogeneous model colloid-polymer mixtures: Adsorption at a hard wall
    J. M. Brader, M. Dijkstra, and R. Evans, Physical Review E 63, 041405 (2001).
  2. 1, 2, and 3 dimensional photonic materials made using ion beams: fabrication and optical density of states
    M. J. A. de Dood, L. H. Slooff, T. M. Hensen, D. L. J. Vossen, A. Moroz, T. Zijlstra, E. W. J. M. van der Drift, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, in Photonic Crystals and Light Localization in the 21st Century, NATO Advanced Study Institute (Crete, Greece 2000), edited by C. M. Soukoulis (Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 2001), p. 555-566.
  3. Modified spontaneous emission in erbium-doped SiO2 spherical colloids
    M. J. A. de Dood, L. H. Slooff, A. Polman, A. Moroz, and A. van Blaaderen, Applied Physics Letters 79, 3585-3587 (2001).
  4. Local optical density of states in SiO2 spherical microcavities: Theory and experiment
    M. J. A. de Dood, L. H. Slooff, A. Polman, A. Moroz, and A. van Blaaderen, Physical Review A 64, 033807 (2001).
  5. Direct observation of crystallization and aggregation in a phase-separating colloid-polymer suspension
    E. H. A. de Hoog, W. K. Kegel, A. van Blaaderen, and H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, Physical Review E 64, 021407 (2001).
  6. Computer simulations of charge and steric stabilised colloidal suspensions
    M. Dijkstra, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 6, 372-382 (2001).
  7. Wetting and capillary nematization of a hard-rod fluid: A simulation study
    M. Dijkstra, R. van Roij, and R. Evans, Physical Review E 63, 051703 (2001).
  8. Interfacial properties of model colloid-polymer mixtures
    R. Evans, J. M. Brader, R. Roth, M. Dijkstra, M. Schmidt, and H. Lowen, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A 359, 961-975 (2001).
  9. Preparation and characterization of titania-coated polystyrene spheres and hollow titania shells
    A. Imhof, Langmuir 17, 3579-3585 (2001).
  10. Propagation of light in disordered semiconductor materials
    A. Lagendijk, J. Gomez Rivas, A. Imhof, F. J. P. Schuurmans, and R. Sprik, in Photonic Crystals and Light Localization in the 21st Century, NATO Advanced Study Institute (Crete, Greece 2000), edited by C. M. Soukoulis (Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 2001), p. 447-473.
  11. Photonic crystals from emulsion templates
    V. N. Manoharan, A. Imhof, J. D. Thorne, and D. J. Pine, Advanced Materials 13, 447-450 (2001).
  12. Towards complete photonic band gap structures below infrared wavelengths
    A. Moroz, in Photonic Crystals and Light Localization in the 21st Century, NATO Advanced Study Institute (Crete, Greece 2000), edited by C. M. Soukoulis (Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 2001), p. 239-251.
  13. Exponentially convergent lattice sums
    A. Moroz, Optics Letters 26, 1119-1121 (2001).
  14. Absorption in periodic layered structures
    A. Moroz, A. Tip, and J. M. Combes, Synthetic Metals 116, 481-484 (2001).
  15. Effects of heat treatment and concentration on the luminescence properties of erbium-doped silica sol-gel films
    L. H. Slooff, M. J. A. de Dood, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 296, 158-164 (2001).
  16. Colloidal assemblies modified by ion irradiation
    E. Snoeks, A. van Blaaderen, T. van Dillen, C. M. van Kats, K. Velikov, M. L. Brongersma, and A. Polman, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B 178, 62-68 (2001).
  17. A. van Blaaderen, Harde bollen, zachte materie, slimme materialen (Utrecht University, Utrecht, 2001).
  18. Met ionen colloiden bombarderen
    A. van Blaaderen, Chemisch2weekblad 19, 12-13 (2001).
  19. Manipulation of colloidal crystallization for photonic applications: from self-organization to do-it-youself organization
    A. van Blaaderen, K. P. Velikov, J. P. Hoogenboom, D. L. J. Vossen, A. Yethiraj, R. Dullens, T. v. Dillen, and A. Polman, in Photonic Crystals and Light Localization in the 21st Century, NATO Advanced Study Institute (Crete, Greece 2000), edited by C. M. Soukoulis (Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 2001), p. 239-251.
  20. Energy-dependent anisotropic deformation of colloidal silica particles under MeV Au irradiation
    T. van Dillen, A. Polman, W. Fukarek, and A. van Blaaderen, Applied Physics Letters 78, 910-912 (2001).
  21. Anisotropic deformation of colloidal particles under MeV ion irradiation
    T. van Dillen, E. Snoeks, W. Fukarek, C. M. van Kats, K. P. Velikov, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B 175, 350-356 (2001).
  22. Synthesis and characterization of monodisperse core-shell colloidal spheres of zinc sulfide and silica
    K. P. Velikov and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 17, 4779-4786 (2001).
  23. Experimental probes of the optical properties of photonic crystals
    W. L. Vos, H. M. van Driel, M. Megens, A. F. Koenderink, and A. Imhof, in Photonic Crystals and Light Localization in the 21st Century, NATO Advanced Study Institute (Crete, Greece 2000), edited by C. M. Soukoulis (Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 2001), p. 191-218.
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2000

  1. Structure of electrorheological fluids
    U. Dassanayake, S. Fraden, and A. van Blaaderen, Journal of Chemical Physics 112, 3851-3858 (2000).
  2. A simulation study of the decay of the pair correlation function in simple fluids
    M. Dijkstra and R. Evans, Journal of Chemical Physics 112, 1449-1456 (2000).
  3. Effective interactions, structure, and isothermal compressibility of colloidal suspensions
    M. Dijkstra, R. van Roij, and R. Evans, Journal of Chemical Physics 113, 4799-4807 (2000).
  4. On the states of orientations along a magnetically inhomogeneous nanowire
    M. Eisenbach, M. Dijkstra, and B. L. Gyorffy, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 208, 137-143 (2000).
  5. Direct observation of dynamical heterogeneities in colloidal hard-sphere suspensions
    W. K. Kegel and A. van Blaaderen, Science 287, 290-293 (2000).
  6. Ordered macroporous rutile titanium dioxide by emulsion templating
    V. N. Manoharan, A. Imhof, J. D. Thorne and D. J. Pine, in Micro- and Nano-photonic Materials and Devices, edited by J. W. Perry and A. Scherer (SPIE, San Jose, California, 2000), Vol. 3937, pp. 44-50.
  7. Photonic crystals of coated metallic spheres
    A. Moroz, Europhysics Letters 50, 466-472 (2000).
  8. Erbium-implanted silica colloids with 80% luminescence quantum efficiency
    L. H. Slooff, M. J. A. de Dood, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Applied Physics Letters 76, 3682-3684 (2000).
  9. Colloidal ellipsoids with continuously variable shape
    E. Snoeks, A. van Blaaderen, T. van Dillen, C. M. van Kats, M. L. Brongersma, and A. Polman, Advanced Materials 12, 1511-1514 (2000).
  10. Orientational wetting and capillary nematization of hard-rod fluids
    R. van Roij, M. Dijkstra, and R. Evans, Europhysics Letters 49, 350-356 (2000).
  11. Interfaces, wetting, and capillary nematization of a hard-rod fluid: Theory for the Zwanzig model
    R. van Roij, M. Dijkstra, and R. Evans, Journal of Chemical Physics 113, 7689-7701 (2000).
  12. Novel method for solution growth of thin silica films from tetraethoxysilane
    D. L. J. Vossen, M. J. A. de Dood, T. van Dillen, T. Zijlstra, E. van der Drift, A. Polman, and A. van Blaaderen, Advanced Materials 12, 1434-1437 (2000).
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1999

  1. Phase behaviour and structure of model colloid-polymer mixtures
    M. Dijkstra, J. M. Brader, and R. Evans, Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter 11, 10079-10106 (1999).
  2. Direct simulation of the phase behavior of binary hard-sphere mixtures: Test of the depletion potential description
    M. Dijkstra, R. van Roij, and R. Evans, Physical Review Letters 82, 117-120 (1999).
  3. Phase diagram of highly asymmetric binary hard-sphere mixtures
    M. Dijkstra, R. van Roij, and R. Evans, Physical Review E 59, 5744-5771 (1999).
  4. Depletion potential in hard-sphere fluids
    B. Gotzelmann, R. Roth, S. Dietrich, M. Dijkstra, and R. Evans, Europhysics Letters 47, 398-404 (1999).
  5. Spectroscopy of fluorescein (FITC) dyed colloidal silica spheres
    A. Imhof, M. Megens, J. J. Engelberts, D. T. N. de Lang, R. Sprik, and W. L. Vos, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 103, 1408-1415 (1999).
  6. Preparation of titania foams
    A. Imhof and D. J. Pine, Advanced Materials 11, 311-314 (1999).
  7. Large dispersive effects near the band edges of photonic crystals
    A. Imhof, W. L. Vos, R. Sprik, and A. Lagendijk, Physical Review Letters 83, 2942-2945 (1999).
  8. Depletion-induced crystallization in colloidal rod-sphere mixtures
    G. H. Koenderink, G. A. Vliegenthart, S. G. J. M. Kluijtmans, A. van Blaaderen, A. P. Philipse, and H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, Langmuir 15, 4693-4696 (1999).
  9. Optical properties of aligned rod-shaped gold particles dispersed in poly(vinyl alcohol) films
    B. M. I. van der Zande, L. Pages, R. A. M. Hikmet, and A. van Blaaderen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 103, 5761-5767 (1999).
  10. Phase diagram of charge-stabilized colloidal suspensions: van der Waals instability without attractive forces
    R. van Roij, M. Dijkstra, and J. P. Hansen, Physical Review E 59, 2010-2025 (1999).
  11. Phase transitions, aggregation and crystallization in mixed suspensions of colloidal spheres and rods
    G. A. Vliegenthart, A. van Blaaderen, and H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, Faraday Discussions 112, 173-182 (1999).
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1998

  1. Structure and solvation forces in confined films of alkanes
    M. Dijkstra, Thin Solid Films 330, 14-20 (1998).
  2. Phase behavior of nonadditive hard-sphere mixtures
    M. Dijkstra, Physical Review E 58, 7523-7528 (1998).
  3. Vapour-liquid coexistence for purely repulsive point-Yukawa fluids
    M. Dijkstra and R. van Roij, Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter 10, 1219-1228 (1998).
  4. Phase behavior and structure of binary hard-sphere mixtures
    M. Dijkstra, R. van Roij, and R. Evans, Physical Review Letters 81, 2268-2271 (1998).
  5. Uniform macroporous ceramics and plastics by emulsion templating
    A. Imhof and D. J. Pine, Advanced Materials 10, 697-700 (1998).
  6. Macroporous materials with uniform pores by emulsion templating
    A. Imhof and D. J. Pine, in Recent Advances in Catalytic Materials, edited by N. M. Rodriguez, et al. (Materials Research Society, Boston, 1998), Vol. 497, p. 167-172.
  7. Materials science - Opals in a new light
    A. van Blaaderen, Science 282, 887-888 (1998).
  8. From the de Broglie to visible wavelengths: Manipulating electrons and photons with colloids
    A. van Blaaderen, MRS Bulletin 23, 39-43 (1998).
  9. Phase behavior of binary mixtures of thick and thin hard rods
    R. van Roij, B. Mulder, and M. Dijkstra, Physica A 261, 374-390 (1998).
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1997

  1. Morphology and electro-optic properties of polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal films
    K. Amundson, A. van Blaaderen, and P. Wiltzius, Physical Review E 55, 1646-1654 (1997).
  2. The effect of branching on the structure of confined thin films of alkanes
    M. Dijkstra, Europhysics Letters 37, 281-286 (1997).
  3. Confined thin films of linear and branched alkanes
    M. Dijkstra, Journal of Chemical Physics 107, 3277-3288 (1997).
  4. Statistical model for the structure and gelation of smectite clay suspensions
    M. Dijkstra, J. P. Hansen, and P. A. Madden, Physical Review E 55, 3044-3053 (1997).
  5. Entropy-drive demixing in binary hard-core mixtures: From hard spherocylinders towards hard spheres
    M. Dijkstra and R. van Roij, Physical Review E 56, 5594-5602 (1997).
  6. Phase behaviour and long-time self-diffusion in a binary hard sphere dispersion
    A. Imhof and J. K. G. Dhont, Colloids and Surfaces A 122, 53-61 (1997).
  7. Stability of nonaqueous emulsions
    A. Imhof and D. J. Pine, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 192, 368-374 (1997).
  8. Ordered macroporous materials by emulsion templating
    A. Imhof and D. J. Pine, Nature 389, 948-951 (1997).
  9. Quantitative real-space analysis of colloidal structures and dynamics with confocal scanning light microscopy
    A. van Blaaderen, Progress in Colloid and Interface Science 104, 59-65 (1997).
  10. Template-directed colloidal crystallization
    A. van Blaaderen, R. Ruel, and P. Wiltzius, Nature 385, 321-324 (1997).
  11. Growing large, well-oriented colloidal crystals
    A. van Blaaderen and P. Wiltzius, Advanced Materials 9, 833 (1997).
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1996

  1. Influence of optical band structures on the diffraction of photonic colloidal crystals
    W. L. Vos, R. Sprik, A. Lagendijk, G. H. Wegdam, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Imhof, in Photonic Band Gap Materials, edited by C. M. Soukoulis (Kluwer Academic, Crete, Greece, 1996), p. 107-118.
  2. Strong effects of photonic band structures on the diffraction of colloidal crystals
    W. L. Vos, R. Sprik, A. van Blaaderen, A. Imhof, A. Lagendijk, and G. H. Wegdam, Physical Review B 53, 16231-16235 (1996).
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1995

  1. Simulation study of the Isotropic-to-Nematic transitions of semiflexible polymers
    M. Dijkstra and D. Frenkel, Physical Review E 51, 5891-5898 (1995).
  2. Gelation of a clay colloid suspension
    M. Dijkstra, J. P. Hansen, and P. A. Madden, Physical Review Letters 75, 2236-2239 (1995).
  3. Experimental phase-diagram of a binary colloidal hard-sphere mixture with a large size ratio
    A. Imhof and J. K. G. Dhont, Physical Review Letters 75, 1662-1665 (1995).
  4. Long-time self-diffusion in binary colloidal hard-sphere dispersions
    A. Imhof and J. K. G. Dhont, Physical Review E 52, 6344-6357 (1995).
  5. Real-space structure of colloidal hard-sphere glasses
    A. van Blaaderen and P. Wiltzius, Science 270, 1177-1179 (1995).
  6. Direct observation of stacking disorder in a colloidal crystal
    N. A. M. Verhaegh, J. S. van Duijneveldt, A. van Blaaderen, and H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, Journal of Chemical Physics 102, 1416-1421 (1995).
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1994

  1. Evidence for entropy-driven demixing in hard-core fluids
    M. Dijkstra and D. Frenkel, Physical Review Letters 72, 298-300 (1994).
  2. Simulation study of a 2-dimensional system of semiflexible polymers
    M. Dijkstra and D. Frenkel, Physical Review E 50, 349-357 (1994).
  3. Phase-separation in binary hard-core mixtures
    M. Dijkstra, D. Frenkel, and J. P. Hansen, Journal of Chemical Physics 101, 3179-3189 (1994).
  4. A simple lattice model for the mixing properties of molten K(X)(KCl)(1-X) solutions
    M. Dijkstra, J. P. Hansen, and A. Meroni, Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter 6, 2129-2136 (1994).
  5. Detecting plant silica fibers in animal tissue by confocal fluorescence microscopy
    M. J. Hodson, R. J. Smith, A. van Blaaderen, T. Crafton, and C. H. Oneill, Annals of Occupational Hygiene 38, 149-160 (1994).
  6. Shear melting of colloidal crystals of charged spheres studied with rheology and polarizing microscopy
    A. Imhof, A. van Blaaderen, and J. K. G. Dhont, Langmuir 10, 3477-3484 (1994).
  7. A comparison between the long-time self-diffusion and low shear viscosity of concentrated dispersions of charged colloidal silica spheres
    A. Imhof, A. van Blaaderen, G. Maret, J. Mellema, and J. K. G. Dhont, Journal of Chemical Physics 100, 2170-2181 (1994).
  8. Synthesis and characterization of colloidal model particles made from organoalkoxysilanes
    A. van Blaaderen and A. Vrij, in Colloid Chemistry of Silica (American Chemical Society, Washington, 1994), Vol. 234, p. 83-111.
  9. Dispersions of rhodamine-labeled silica spheres - Synthesis, characterization, and fluorescence confocal scanning laser microscopy
    N. A. M. Verhaegh and A. van Blaaderen, Langmuir 10, 1427-1438 (1994).
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1993

  1. Confinement free-energy of semiflexible polymers
    M. Dijkstra, D. Frenkel, and H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, Physica A 193, 374-393 (1993).
  2. Imaging individual particles in concentrated colloidal dispersions by confocal scanning light microscopy
    A. van Blaaderen, Advanced Materials 5, 52-54 (1993).
  3. Synthesis and characterization of monodisperse colloidal organo-silica spheres
    A. van Blaaderen and A. Vrij, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 156, 1-18 (1993).
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1992

  1. 3-Dimensional imaging of submicrometer colloidal particles in concentrated suspensions using confocal scanning laser microscopy
    A. van Blaaderen, A. Imhof, W. Hage, and A. Vrij, Langmuir 8, 1514-1517 (1992).
  2. Particle morphology and chemical microstructure of colloidal silica spheres made from alkoxysilanes
    A. van Blaaderen and A. P. M. Kentgens, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 149, 161-178 (1992).
  3. Long-time self-diffusion of spherical colloidal particles measured with Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
    A. van Blaaderen, J. Peetermans, G. Maret, and J. K. G. Dhont, Journal of Chemical Physics 96, 4591-4603 (1992).
  4. Monodisperse colloidal silica spheres from tetraalkoxysilanes - Particle formation and growth-mechanism
    A. van Blaaderen, J. van Geest, and A. Vrij, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 154, 481-501 (1992).
  5. Synthesis and characterization of colloidal dispersions of fluorescent, monodisperse silica spheres
    A. van Blaaderen and A. Vrij, Langmuir 8, 2921-2931 (1992).
  6. Velocity autocorrelation function in a 4-dimensional lattice gas
    M. A. van der Hoef, M. Dijkstra, and D. Frenkel, Europhysics Letters 17, 39-43 (1992).
  7. Quantum efficiencies of luminescent Eu3+ centers in CaO
    D. van der Voort, A. Imhof, and G. Blasse, Journal of Solid State Chemistry 96, 311-317 (1992).
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Patents
  • Optical trapping particle and optical trapping method
    V. Bormuth, A. Jannasch, A van Blaaderen, J. Howard, and  E. Schäffer,
    European Patent Application EP 08 15 2033.0, (filed 27 February 2008)
  • Dispersion of nanowires of semiconducting material
    C. M. van Kats, A. van Blaaderen, and J. E. A. M. van den Meerakker, EP 1565397 (2005).
  • Optical devices based on nanocrystals and manufacturing method thereof
    C. Strohhöfer, A. Polman, and A. van Blaaderen, WO 03046657, ( 2002)
  • Method and device for imaging the dynamic behaviour of microstructures under the influence of deformation
    M. Paques, A. Imhof, A. van Blaaderen, and Y. Nicolas, European Patent EP1312910 (2001).
  • Method for the production of macroporous ceramics
    A. Imhof, D. J. Pine, and F. F. Lange, United States Patent 6,228,340 (2001)
  • Display apparatus with coated phosphor, and method of making same
    G. P. Kochanski, C. A. Murray, M. L. Steigerwald, P. Wiltzius, and A. van Blaaderen,  US Patent Appl. Nr: US 1996 000 623 201 (1998)

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