Bioinspired Photonic Crystals: Diamond‐Structured Titania Photonic‐Bandgap Crystals from Biological Templates (Adv. Mater. 1/2010) | Zendy

Galusha Jeremy W. | Zendy; Jorgensen Matthew R. | Zendy; Bartl Michael H. | Zendy

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Bioinspired Photonic Crystals: Diamond‐Structured Titania Photonic‐Bandgap Crystals from Biological Templates (Adv. Mater. 1/2010)

Author(s) -

Galusha Jeremy W.,

Jorgensen Matthew R.,

Bartl Michael H.

Publication year - 2010

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.200990184

Subject(s) - materials science , photonic crystal , template , diamond , photonics , yablonovite , optoelectronics , band gap , photonic bandgap , diamond cubic , nanotechnology , dielectric , structural coloration , photonic integrated circuit , composite material

The striking coloration of the weevil Lamprocyphus augustus is the result of exoskeleton photonic structures with a diamond‐based lattice. Michael Bartl and co‐workers report on p. 107 on the development of a sol–gel templating method to convert these unique biopolymeric structures into high‐dielectric replicas. Theoretical, structural, and optical studies reveal these bioderived photonic crystals possess a complete bandgap at visible frequencies – the basis for novel optical phenomena based on light localization.

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