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Advances in Functional Solution Processed Planar 1D Photonic Crystals
Author(s) -
Lova Paola,
Manfredi Giovanni,
Comoretto Davide
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced optical materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 91
ISSN - 2195-1071
DOI - 10.1002/adom.201800730
Subject(s) - materials science , fabrication , photovoltaics , planar , nanotechnology , lasing threshold , photonic crystal , photonics , lithography , mesoporous material , optoelectronics , polymer , photovoltaic system , computer science , composite material , electrical engineering , computer graphics (images) , medicine , wavelength , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering , catalysis
An overview on the properties and applications of polymer and inorganic planar 1D photonic crystals fabricated from solution is provided here. In the last decades, photonic crystals became technologically relevant for light management, photovoltaics, sensing, and lasing. Such structures are traditionally produced by lithographic and vacuum techniques, but the need to reduce costs and to scale‐up the fabrication have lead the research toward new materials, simplified structures, and low‐cost mass scale growth processes. In this regard, polymer and inorganic mesoporous distributed Bragg reflectors fabricated from solution attracted considerable technological interest. This review focuses on the properties of such structures, concentrating on state‐of‐the‐art fabrication and applications.