Abstract
We describe methods for annealing colloidal crystals using scanned optical tweezers. Tweezer-induced excitations drive a well-localized region of the colloidal lattice out of thermal equilibrium with its supporting fluid. Subsequent plastic and elastic relaxation of defects yields large defect-free domains.
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