A Literal Elytral Rainbow: Tunable Structural Colors Using Single Diamond Biophotonic Crystals in Pachyrrhynchus congestus Weevils.
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DOI: 10.1002/smll.201802328
Abstract: The brilliant colors of many insects arise from the interference of incident light with complex nanostructured biomaterials that are present in their cuticle. Here, the rainbow-colored spots on the elytra of a snout weevil, Pachyrrhynchus… read more here.
Keywords: structural colors; pachyrrhynchus congestus; single diamond; rainbow ... See more keywords