Difference between revisions of "Structure, Function, and Self-Assembly of Single Network Gyroid (I4132) Photonic Crystals in Butterfly Wing Scales"
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| + | Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) was used to identify the 3D photonic nanostructures (made of chitin and air) of five butterfly species from two families (Papilionidae, Lycaenidae) as single network gyroid (<math>I4_132</math>) photonic crystals. Photonic band-gap modeling was also performed. Butterflies first develop thermodynamically favored double gyroid precursors and transform these into a single gyroid network which is optically more efficient. | ||
== Results and Discussion == | == Results and Discussion == | ||
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[[Image:Saranathan 1.png|600px|thumb|left|'''Fig. 1''' ]] | [[Image:Saranathan 1.png|600px|thumb|left|'''Fig. 1''' ]] | ||
[[Image:Saranathan 2.png|600px|thumb|left|'''Fig. 2''' ]] | [[Image:Saranathan 2.png|600px|thumb|left|'''Fig. 2''' ]] | ||
Revision as of 02:48, 5 October 2010
Birgit Hausmann
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Keywords
biological meta-materials, organismal color, biomimetics, biological cubic mesophases
Overview
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) was used to identify the 3D photonic nanostructures (made of chitin and air) of five butterfly species from two families (Papilionidae, Lycaenidae) as single network gyroid (<math>I4_132</math>) photonic crystals. Photonic band-gap modeling was also performed. Butterflies first develop thermodynamically favored double gyroid precursors and transform these into a single gyroid network which is optically more efficient.
