scholarly journals Inorganic chiral 3-D photonic crystals with bicontinuous gyroid structure replicated from butterfly wing scales

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (35) ◽  
pp. 9873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Mille ◽  
Eric C. Tyrode ◽  
Robert W. Corkery
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Butterfly Wing ◽  
Wing Scales

scholarly journals Gyroid cuticular structures in butterfly wing scales: biological photonic crystals

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (18) ◽  
pp. 85-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Michielsen ◽  
D.G Stavenga
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Photonic Band Gap ◽  
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Butterfly Wing ◽  
Filling Fraction ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Cuticular Structure ◽  
Cuticular Structures ◽  
Wing Scales

We present a systematic study of the cuticular structure in the butterfly wing scales of some papilionids ( Parides sesostris and Teinopalpus imperialis ) and lycaenids ( Callophrys rubi , Cyanophrys remus , Mitoura gryneus and Callophrys dumetorum ). Using published scanning and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images, analytical modelling and computer-generated TEM micrographs, we find that the three-dimensional cuticular structures can be modelled by gyroid structures with various filling fractions and lattice parameters. We give a brief discussion of the formation of cubic gyroid membranes from the smooth endoplasmic reticulum in the scale's cell, which dry and harden to leave the cuticular structure behind when the cell dies. The scales of C. rubi are a potentially attractive biotemplate for producing three-dimensional optical photonic crystals since for these scales the cuticle-filling fraction is nearly optimal for obtaining the largest photonic band gap in a gyroid structure.

scholarly journals Structure, function, and self-assembly of single network gyroid (I4132) photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (26) ◽  
pp. 11676-11681 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Saranathan ◽  
C. O. Osuji ◽  
S. G. J. Mochrie ◽  
H. Noh ◽  
S. Narayanan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Structure Function ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Butterfly Wing ◽  
Wing Scales

3-D Chiral Photonic Crystals Replicated from Butterfly Wing Scales

2012 ◽  
Vol 1389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Mille ◽  
Eric C. Tyrode ◽  
Robert W. Corkery
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Minimal Surface ◽  
Surface Structure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Optically Active ◽  
Butterfly Wing ◽  
Chiral Photonic Crystals ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Wing Scales

ABSTRACTThree dimensional silica photonic crystals with the gyroid minimal surface structure have been synthesized using the butterfly Callophrys rubi as a template. The replicas are synthesized with a high degree of fidelity, which is confirmed by the spectral and morphological characterization. Further, the material is shown to be optically active.

Tunable three-dimensional ZrO2 photonic crystals replicated from single butterfly wing scales

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (39) ◽  
pp. 15237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Chen ◽  
Jiajun Gu ◽  
Di Zhang ◽  
Shenmin Zhu ◽  
Huilan Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Butterfly Wing ◽  
Wing Scales

scholarly journals Domain morphology, boundaries, and topological defects in biophotonic gyroid nanostructures of butterfly wing scales

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. e1600149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrej Singer ◽  
Leandra Boucheron ◽  
Sebastian H. Dietze ◽  
Katharine E. Jensen ◽  
David Vine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
Internal Stresses ◽  
Butterfly Wing ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Diffractive Imaging ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Edge Dislocations ◽  
Smooth Transitions ◽  
Wing Scales

Many organisms in nature have evolved sophisticated cellular mechanisms to produce photonic nanostructures and, in recent years, diverse crystalline symmetries have been identified and related to macroscopic optical properties. However, because we know little about the distributions of domain sizes, the orientations of photonic crystals, and the nature of defects in these structures, we are unable to make the connection between the nanostructure and its development and functionality. We report on nondestructive studies of the morphology of chitinous photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales. Using spatially and angularly resolved x-ray diffraction, we find that the domains are highly oriented with respect to the whole scale, indicating growth from scale boundaries. X-ray coherent diffractive imaging reveals two types of crystalline domain interfaces: abrupt changes between domains emerging from distinct nucleation sites and smooth transitions with edge dislocations presumably resulting from internal stresses during nanostructure development. Our study of the scale structure reveals new aspects of photonic crystal growth in butterfly wings and shows their similarity to block copolymer materials. It opens new avenues to exploration of fundamental processes underlying the growth of biological photonic nanostructures in a variety of species.

A High-Transmission, Multiple Antireflective Surface Inspired from Bilayer 3D Ultrafine Hierarchical Structures in Butterfly Wing Scales

Small ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 713-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiwu Han ◽  
Zhengzhi Mu ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Shichao Niu ◽  
Junqiu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
Butterfly Wing ◽  
High Transmission ◽  
Wing Scales

A bioinspired poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/silver nanocomposite as a photonic crystal with both optical and thermal responses

Nanoscale ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (35) ◽  
pp. 12969-12975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Fei ◽  
Tao Lu ◽  
Jun Ma ◽  
Shenmin Zhu ◽  
Di Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Butterfly Wing ◽  
Silver Nanocomposite

Photonic crystals with both optical and thermal responses based on a natural butterfly wing template.

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