Structural color materials,which generate colors through the interaction between light and nano-microstructures,have always been research hotspots in the fields of display,anticounterfeiting and stimuli-responsive mat...Structural color materials,which generate colors through the interaction between light and nano-microstructures,have always been research hotspots in the fields of display,anticounterfeiting and stimuli-responsive materials.Structural colors based on scattering have received increasing attention due to their wider viewing angles than that originating from the specular reflection of photonic crystals.However,the wide scattering spectrum of an amorphous structure leads to lower purity and brightness of the appeared colors.Few researchers have focused on the scattering of ordered structures due to their strong reflection and diffraction in the visible regions.In this work,by building ordered films(OFs)using SiO2 spheres(refractive index n=1.46)with a diameter of 300–500 nm,for the first time,sharp scattering spectra with narrow full width at half-maximum(FWHM,24 nm)were generated.Importantly,under ambient light,brilliant colors covering the entire visible region can be observed,and a formula was proposed to calculate the scattering spectra of OFs.Moreover,rainbow structural color was realized under irradiation of the nonparallel light,and full-spectrum structural color patterns were fabricated using building blocks with a single particle size by a spraying method.Finally,a composite structure was constructed to explore possibilities in the field of flexible transparent displays.展开更多
With the development of science and technology,ordered microstructures with special functions have aroused intense research interest.These functional microstructures have been widely used in fields of microelectronic ...With the development of science and technology,ordered microstructures with special functions have aroused intense research interest.These functional microstructures have been widely used in fields of microelectronic devices,micro-reactors,biochemical sensors and optical devices,etc.This paper summaries our work on preparation and application of microscopic patterned surfaces with ordered microstructures,and looks into the future development of this field.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21878042,21476040 and 21276040)the Fund for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Committee of Science(21421005)。
文摘Structural color materials,which generate colors through the interaction between light and nano-microstructures,have always been research hotspots in the fields of display,anticounterfeiting and stimuli-responsive materials.Structural colors based on scattering have received increasing attention due to their wider viewing angles than that originating from the specular reflection of photonic crystals.However,the wide scattering spectrum of an amorphous structure leads to lower purity and brightness of the appeared colors.Few researchers have focused on the scattering of ordered structures due to their strong reflection and diffraction in the visible regions.In this work,by building ordered films(OFs)using SiO2 spheres(refractive index n=1.46)with a diameter of 300–500 nm,for the first time,sharp scattering spectra with narrow full width at half-maximum(FWHM,24 nm)were generated.Importantly,under ambient light,brilliant colors covering the entire visible region can be observed,and a formula was proposed to calculate the scattering spectra of OFs.Moreover,rainbow structural color was realized under irradiation of the nonparallel light,and full-spectrum structural color patterns were fabricated using building blocks with a single particle size by a spraying method.Finally,a composite structure was constructed to explore possibilities in the field of flexible transparent displays.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20921003,20534040 & 20874039)the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB936402)
文摘With the development of science and technology,ordered microstructures with special functions have aroused intense research interest.These functional microstructures have been widely used in fields of microelectronic devices,micro-reactors,biochemical sensors and optical devices,etc.This paper summaries our work on preparation and application of microscopic patterned surfaces with ordered microstructures,and looks into the future development of this field.
