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Colloidal crystals go hypersonic

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Hypersonic phononic crystals provide a wealth of opportunities to reflect, focus and localize high-frequency acoustic waves. Using colloidal crystals for this purpose provides opportunities for simplified fabrication and flexible tuning of the properties.

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Figure 1: Phononic bandgaps.

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