Hoplia coerulea, a porous natural photonic structure as template of optical vapour sensor

Sébastien Mouchet; Bao Lian Su; Tijani Tabarrant; Stéphane Lucas; Olivier Deparis

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Hoplia coerulea, a porous natural photonic structure as template of optical vapour sensor

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Natural photonic structures found on the cuticle of insects are known to give rise to astonishing structural colours. These ordered porous structures are made of biopolymers, such as chitin, and some of them possess the property to change
colour according to the surrounding atmosphere composition. This phenomenon is still not completely understood. We investigated the structure found on the cuticle of the male beetle Hoplia coerulea (Scarabaeidae). The structure, in this
case, consists in a 1D periodic porous multilayer inside scales, reflecting incident light in the blue. The colour variations were quantified by reflectance spectral measurements using water, ethanol and acetone vapours. A 1D scattering matrix formalism was used for modelling light reflection on the photonic multilayer. The origin of the reported colour changes has to be tracked in variations of the effective refractive index and of the photonic structure dimensions. This remarkable phenomenon observed for a non-open but still porous multilayer could be very interesting for vapour sensing applications and smart glass windows.

Translated title of the contribution	Hoplia coerulea, a porous natural photonic structure as template of optical vapour sensor
Original language	English
Title of host publication	SPIE Proceedings
Number of pages	9
Volume	9127
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050409
Publication status	Published - 2 May 2014
Event	SPIE Conference - Photonics Europe 2014 - Brussels, Belgium Duration: 14 Apr 2014 → 17 Apr 2014

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Conference	SPIE Conference - Photonics Europe 2014
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Brussels
Period	14/04/14 → 17/04/14

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12 Citations
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1 Conference contribution

Liquid-induced colour change in a beetle: The concept of a photonic cell
Mouchet, S., Van Hooijdonk, E., Welch, V., Louette, P., Colomer, J.-F., Su, B. L. & Deparis, O., 13 Jan 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 10 p., 19322.
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Nanostructured surfaces: bioinspiration for transparency, coloration and wettability
Deparis, O., Mouchet, S., Dellieu, L., Colomer, J.-F. & Sarrazin, M., 29 Dec 2014, In: Materials Today: Proceedings. 1S, p. 122-129 8 p.
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Unexplained high sensitivity of the reflectance of porous natural photonic structures to the presence of gases and vapours in the atmosphere
Mouchet, S., Deparis, O. & Vigneron, J.-P., 1 Jan 2012, Proc. of SPIE. Vol. 8424. p. 1-14 14 p. 842425
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Photonique sous atmosphère contrôlée
Deparis, O. (PI)
1/01/13 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
Understanding the fundamental mechanisms of the response of natural photonic nanoarchitectures to the presence of vapours and gases: applications to bio-inspired optical sensors
Mouchet, S. (PI), VIGNERON, J.-P. (CoI) & Deparis, O. (CoI)
1/10/11 → 30/09/15
Project: PHD

Synthesis, Irradiation and Analysis of Materials (SIAM)
Louette, P. (Manager), Colaux, J. (Manager), Felten, A. (Manager), Tabarrant, T. (Operator), COME, F. (Operator) & Debarsy, P.-L. (Manager)
Technological Platform Synthesis, Irradiation and Analysis of Materials
Facility/equipment: Technological Platform

4 Participation in conference
3 Invited talk
2 Oral presentation

Controlled fluorescence in natural photonic structures
Mouchet, S. (Speaker)
22 Feb 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Optical effects in insects’ photonic structures
Mouchet, S. (Speaker)
20 Sept 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
A brief introduction to Natural Photonics
Mouchet, S. (Speaker)
14 Sept 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

Physique optique : des coléoptères aident à la recherche fondamentale
Mouchet, S. & Vigneron, J.-P.
19/03/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Un petit bijou naturel bleu irisé
Mouchet, S.
22/01/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other

Mécanismes fondamentaux de la coloration structurale : addiction et induction de couleurs
Mouchet, S. (Author), Deparis, O. (Supervisor), Su, B. L. (Jury), Lepere, M. (President), Vukusic, P. (Jury), Berthier, S. (Jury) & Voue, M. (Jury), 29 Sept 2015
Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Sciences

10th Charles Courtoy Prize
Mouchet, S. (Recipient), 25 Nov 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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