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The Fabrication and Bandgap Engineering of Photonic Multilayers
Author(s) -
Jiang P.,
Ostojic G. N.,
Narat R.,
Mittleman D. M.,
Colvin V. L.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200103)13:6<389::aid-adma389>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - materials science , photonic crystal , fabrication , dielectric , colloidal crystal , photonics , nanotechnology , photonic bandgap , yablonovite , colloid , band gap , optoelectronics , structural coloration , layer (electronics) , photonic metamaterial , photonic integrated circuit , chemical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
New opportunities for engineered photonic behavior have been found in the preparation of multilayer colloidal crystals (see Figure). Each layer of the crystal consists of a three‐dimensionally ordered array of close‐packed colloids. These multilayer samples are amenable to templating methods for tuning the dielectric contrast and mechanical properties of the material.