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Structural Color: How Noniridescent Colors Are Generated by Quasi‐ordered Structures of Bird Feathers (Adv. Mater. 26–27/2010)
Author(s) -
Noh Heeso,
Liew Seng Fatt,
Saranathan Vinodkumar,
Mochrie Simon G. J.,
Prum Richard O.,
Dufresne Eric R.,
Cao Hui
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.201090094
Subject(s) - structural coloration , iridescence , feather , materials science , nanoparticle , polymer , optics , nanostructure , nanotechnology , polymer science , optoelectronics , composite material , photonic crystal , physics , ecology , biology
Many species of birds produce brilliant non‐iridescent colors by light scattering from nanostructures with only short‐range order, as explored by Noh and co‐workers on page 2871 . Forster and co‐workers have designed materials composed of polymer nanoparticles to produce color via the same mechanism. TEM and SEM images help visualize the character of these materials.