Figure 3

The impact of \(t_{off}\) on colloidal crystal quality for simulated systems. (a) Images of simulated spheres assembled into dense crystals with \(t_{off}\) = 0, 0.5 \(\tau_{50}\) and 10 \(\tau_{50}\) at the first, third and last cycle, respectively. (b) Time evolution of \(\psi_{6}\) data for cycled-fields simulations with nine different durations of \(t_{off}\). Data in (b) are offset for clarity. Scale bars in images are 10 μm. This data over the full range of long-cycle times can be found in Supplementary Fig. S4.