Inorganic chiral 3-D photonic crystals with bicontinuous gyroid structure replicated from butterfly wing scales

Three dimensional silica photonic crystals with the gyroid minimal surface structure have been synthesized. The butterfly Callophrys rubi was used as a biotemplate. This material represents a significant addition to the small family of synthetic bicontinuous photonic crystals.

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Published inChemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 47; no. 35; pp. 9873 - 9875
Main Authors Mille, Christian, Tyrode, Eric C, Corkery, Robert W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.2011
Subjects
Butterflies
Inorganic chiral 3-D photonic crystals with bicontinuous gyroid structure replicated from butterfly wing scales
Minimal surfaces
Photonic crystals
Silicon dioxide
Three dimensional
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Summary:Three dimensional silica photonic crystals with the gyroid minimal surface structure have been synthesized. The butterfly Callophrys rubi was used as a biotemplate. This material represents a significant addition to the small family of synthetic bicontinuous photonic crystals.
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ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c1cc11637a