Finely tunable dynamical coloration using bicontinuous micrometer-domains

Yuyin Xi, Fan Zhang, Yuanchi Ma, Vivek M. Prabhu and Yun Liu ()
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Yuyin Xi: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Fan Zhang: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Yuanchi Ma: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Vivek M. Prabhu: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Yun Liu: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Nanostructures similar to those found in the vividly blue wings of Morpho butterflies and colorful photonic crystals enable structural color through constructive interference of light waves. Different from commonly studied structure-colored materials using periodic structures to manipulate optical properties, we report a previously unrecognized approach to precisely control the structural color and light transmission via a novel photonic colloidal gel without long-range order. Nanoparticles in this gel form micrometer-sized bicontinuous domains driven by the microphase separation of binary solvents. This approach enables dynamic coloration with a precise wavelength selectivity over a broad range of wavelengths extended well beyond the visible light that is not achievable with traditional methods. The dynamic wavelength selectivity is thermally tunable, reversible, and the material fabrication is easily scalable.

Date: 2022
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