Video Speed Switching of Plasmonic Structural Colors with High Contrast and Superior Lifetime.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103217
Abstract: Reflective displays or "electronic paper" technologies provide a solution to the high energy consumption of emissive displays by simply utilizing ambient light. However, it has proven challenging to develop electronic paper with competitive image quality… read more here.
Keywords: structural colors; video speed; speed; speed switching ... See more keywords
Cascade‐Microphase‐Separation‐Induced Hierarchical Photonic Structures in Supramolecular Organogel for Deformation‐Insensitive Structural Colors
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.201801749
Abstract: Photonic materials with tunable structural colors in response to various stimuli have enabled diverse sensing and displaying applications. However, the changeable colors caused by mechanical deformations may severely confuse the optical readouts for the upcoming… read more here.
Keywords: cascade microphase; supramolecular organogel; microphase separation; structural colors ... See more keywords
Annular Structural Colors from Bowl‐Like Shriveled Photonic Microshells of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.202000692
Abstract: Structural colors obtained by self‐organized microstructures have found a variety of applications, such as decorations, displays, and encryption microarrays, and have been widely investigated for the excellent stability and anisotropic optical responses upon external stimuli.… read more here.
Keywords: like shriveled; shriveled photonic; bowl like; liquid crystals ... See more keywords
Structural colors and physical properties of elytra in the jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulgidissima, using surface analytical techniques
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DOI: 10.1002/sia.6807
Abstract: Structural coloration frequently originates from the interaction of light with multilayers of thin films in living organisms. One example where structural colors are created by multilayers is the jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulgidissima, which has highly… read more here.
Keywords: jewel beetle; area; microscopy; beetle chrysochroa ... See more keywords
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
Vivid structural colors produced on stainless steel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.08.011
Abstract: Abstract As the esthetic functions of metals have attracted increasing attention, their coloration is a significant issue in scientific and technological aspects. We here demonstrate that vivid structural colors can be produced on stainless steel.… read more here.
Keywords: colors produced; structural colors; surface; stainless steel ... See more keywords
SiO2/TiO2 one-dimensional photonic crystals doped with Sm and Ce rare-earth elements for enhanced structural colors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.12.234
Abstract: Abstract Nowadays 1-D photonic crystal materials are becoming very popular due to their numerous innovative properties. One of the most attractive features is that they exhibit outstanding structural colors without pigment. In this study, multilayer… read more here.
Keywords: photonic crystals; tio2 one; sio2 tio2; one dimensional ... See more keywords
Rapid fabrication of photonic crystal patterns with iridescent structural colors on textiles by spray coating
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109747
Abstract: Abstract A textile dyeing technique based on structural colors has attracted increasing attention due to the advantages of being fadeless, free of photobleaching, and less pollution. Here, we reported a general method of fabricating vivid… read more here.
Keywords: crystal patterns; iridescent structural; textiles spray; photonic crystal ... See more keywords
Wide-Gamut Biomimetic Structural Colors from Interference-Assisted Two-Photon Polymerization.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c18604
Abstract: Two-photon polymerization (TPP) is an emerging direct laser writing technique for the fabrication of structural colors. However, its coloration ability is suppressed as the vertical resolution is up to several microns. To solve this issue,… read more here.
Keywords: two photon; interference assisted; biomimetic structural; photon polymerization ... See more keywords
Mie Resonances Enabled Subtractive Structural Colors with Low-Index-Contrast Silicon Metasurfaces.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c15333
Abstract: All-dielectric structural colors are attracting increasing attention due to their great potential for various applications in display devices, imaging security certification, optical data storage, and so on. However, it remains a great challenge to achieve… read more here.
Keywords: structural colors; mie resonances; colors low; low index ... See more keywords
Biomimetic Optical Cellulose Nanocrystal Films with Controllable Iridescent Color and Environmental Stimuli-Responsive Chromism.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b18440
Abstract: As a wise and profound teacher, nature provides numerous creatures with rich colors to us. To biomimic structural colors in nature as well as color changes responsive to environmental stimuli, there is a long way… read more here.
Keywords: color; structural colors; biomimetic optical; cellulose nanocrystal ... See more keywords