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3-D Chiral Photonic Crystals Replicated from Butterfly Wing Scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2012

Christian Mille ,
Eric C. Tyrode  and
Robert W. Corkery
Christian Mille
Affiliation:
YKI Institute for Surface Chemistry, SE-114 86, Stockholm, Sweden and Berzelii Centre EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Eric C. Tyrode
Affiliation:
Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Robert W. Corkery
Affiliation:
Division of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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Abstract

Three dimensional silica photonic crystals with the gyroid minimal surface structure have been synthesized using the butterfly Callophrys rubi as a template. The replicas are synthesized with a high degree of fidelity, which is confirmed by the spectral and morphological characterization. Further, the material is shown to be optically active.

Keywords

opticalsol-gelbiomimetic (assembly)
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1389: Symposium G – Applications of Hierarchical 3D Structures , 2012 , mrsf11-1389-g01-08
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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