Programmed Self‐Assembly of Single Colloidal Gyroids for Chiral Photonic Crystals (Adv. Mater. 23/2023)

Colloidal Self Assembly In article number 2211197, Dwaipayan Chakrabarti and co-workers report on the self-assembly of enantiomorphic single colloidal gyroid crystals in silico from designer chiral patchy spheres. Each of these crystals is shown to support a complete photonic bandgap, whilst also exhibiting rich chiroptical properties. This computational study introduces single colloidal gyroids as attractive targets for chiral photonic crystals operating at optical frequencies. Image credit: Wesley Flavell.