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Amorphous Photonic Crystals with Only Short‐Range Order
Author(s) -
Shi Lei,
Zhang Yafeng,
Dong Biqin,
Zhan Tianrong,
Liu Xiaohan,
Zi Jian
Publication year - 2013
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.201301909
Subject(s) - materials science , photonics , amorphous solid , photonic crystal , photonic metamaterial , isotropy , optoelectronics , short range order , yablonovite , fabrication , optics , nanotechnology , photonic integrated circuit , condensed matter physics , crystallography , physics , medicine , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
Distinct from conventional photonic crystals with both short‐ and long‐range order, amorphous photonic crystals that possess only short‐range order show interesting optical responses owing to their unique structural features. Amorphous photonic crystals exhibit unique light scattering and transport, which lead to a variety of interesting phenomena such as isotropic photonic bandgaps or pseudogaps, noniridescent structural colors, and light localization. Recent experimental and theoretical advances in the study of amorphous photonic crystals are summarized, focusing on their unique optical properties, artificial fabrication, bionspiration, and potential applications.