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Photonic Crystals: Silicon Direct Opals (Adv. Mater. 28/2009)
Author(s) -
Ibisate Marta,
Golmayo Dolores,
López Cefe
Publication year - 2009
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/adma.200990107
Subject(s) - materials science , porous silicon , silicon , chemical vapor deposition , porosity , porous medium , optoelectronics , photonics , deposition (geology) , photonic crystal , nanotechnology , composite material , chemical engineering , paleontology , sediment , engineering , biology
The inside cover shows an image of a porous silicon direct opal fabricated by magnesiothermic reduction. Using chemical vapor deposition to infill the porous structure, a nonporous silicon opal can be obtained. The optical properties of opals formed with this method, reported by Cefe López and co‐workers on p. 2899 , demonstrate the high quality of the final product.