Photonic band gap materials in butterfly scales: a possible source of blueprints

K. Kertész; G. Molnár; Z. Vértesy; A. A. Koós; Z. E. Horváth; G. I. Márk; L. Tapasztó; Zs. Bálint; István Tamáska; Olivier Deparis; Jean-Pol Vigneron; L. P. Biró

doi:10.1016/j.mseb.2007.10.013

Photonic band gap materials in butterfly scales: a possible source of blueprints

K. Kertész, G. Molnár, Z. Vértesy, A. A. Koós, Z. E. Horváth, G. I. Márk, L. Tapasztó, Zs. Bálint, István Tamáska, Olivier Deparis, Jean-Pol Vigneron, L. P. Biró

Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences

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The color generating nanoarchitectures in the cover scales of the blue (dorsal)–green (ventral) wing surfaces of the butterfly Albulina metallica were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy. A layered, quasiordered structure was revealed in both the dorsal and ventral scales, with different order parameters, associated with their different colors. A successful attempt was made to reproduce the biological structure in the form of a quasiordered composite (SiO/(In & SiO)) multilayer structure using standard thin film deposition techniques. The position of the reflectance maxima of this artificial structure could be tailored by controlling the size of the In inclusions through oxidation. Our results show that photonic band gap materials of biologic origin may constitute valuable blueprints for artificial structures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	259-265
Number of pages	7
Journal	Materials science and engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology
Volume	149
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2007.10.013
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Kertész, K., Molnár, G., Vértesy, Z., Koós, A. A., Horváth, Z. E., Márk, G. I., Tapasztó, L., Bálint, Z., Tamáska, I., Deparis, O., Vigneron, J.-P., & Biró, L. P. (2008). Photonic band gap materials in butterfly scales: a possible source of blueprints. Materials science and engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology, 149(3), 259-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2007.10.013

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