Towards high-speed imaging of infrared photons with bio-inspired nanoarchitectures

Pris, Andrew D.; Utturkar, Yogen; Surman, Cheryl; Morris, William G.; Vert, Alexey; Zalyubovskiy, Sergiy; Deng, Tao; Ghiradella, Helen; Potyrailo, Radislav A.

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2011.355

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“…The absorption structure in buttery scales were also developed as stealth skills, 8,9 light trapping schemes, 10 infrared absorption 11 and thermal sensors. 12 Thus, stimulated by the design principles found in nature, super black lms were manufactured by imitating a scales microstructure.…”

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A low-cost, high-efficiency light absorption structure inspired by the Papilio ulysses butterfly

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The nano-hole array structure in the black scales of the butterfly can be viewed as a natural solar collector. A low-cost, high-efficiency light absorption structure, inspired by the Papilio ulysses butterfly, was optimized using a finite-difference time-domain method. The results show that the nano-hole structure of Papilio ulysses contributes to light absorption. The shape of the holes affects the angular dependence of absorption. The absorption efficiency was found to be strongly affected by three parameters: H (the depth of the hole), D (the thickness of the hole-wall) and L (the size of the hole). These parameters were swept together in numerous simulations. The optimized nano-hole array saves 84% more material than a thin film of equal absorption (90%) at a wavelength of 600 nm.

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A low-cost, high-efficiency light absorption structure inspired by the Papilio ulysses butterfly

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et al. 2017

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“…The purely structural role of hierarchy in boosting mechanical performance is now well known [10][11][12][13][14]. In addition to hierarchy, periodic organizations aimed at influencing the wave-propagation behavior, for instance in structural colorations, can also be found in nature [15][16][17]. More interestingly, the reversible modulation of these so-called photonic crystals through deformation provides an incredibly rich optical behavior enhancing their survival [18,19].…”

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Honeycomb phononic crystals with self-similar hierarchy

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We highlight the effect of structural hierarchy and deformation on band structure and wave-propagation behavior of two-dimensional phononic crystals. Our results show that the topological hierarchical architecture and instability-induced pattern transformations of the structure under compression can be effectively used to tune the band gaps and directionality of phononic crystals. The work provides insights into the role of structural organization and hierarchy in regulating the dynamic behavior of phononic crystals, and opportunities for developing tunable phononic devices.

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“…[ 8 ] There is still little understanding of which major structural para meter that butterfl ies try to control to optimize the refl ectance from their wings. All previous efforts in unwinding the myth of the optical property of butterfl y wings rely on the study of either the original butterfl y wings or the additively modifi ed butterfl y wings.…”

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Subtractive Structural Modification ofMorphoButterfly Wings

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Different from studies of butterfly wings through additive modification, this work for the first time studies the property change of butterfly wings through subtractive modification using oxygen plasma etching. The controlled modification of butterfly wings through such subtractive process results in gradual change of the optical properties, and helps the further understanding of structural optimization through natural evolution. The brilliant color of Morpho butterfly wings is originated from the hierarchical nanostructure on the wing scales. Such nanoarchitecture has attracted a lot of research effort, including the study of its optical properties, its potential use in sensing and infrared imaging, and also the use of such structure as template for the fabrication of high-performance photocatalytic materials. The controlled subtractive processes provide a new path to modify such nanoarchitecture and its optical property. Distinct from previous studies on the optical property of the Morpho wing structure, this study provides additional experimental evidence for the origination of the optical property of the natural butterfly wing scales. The study also offers a facile approach to generate new 3D nanostructures using butterfly wings as the templates and may lead to simpler structure models for large-scale man-made structures than those offered by original butterfly wings.

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Towards high-speed imaging of infrared photons with bio-inspired nanoarchitectures

Cited by 184 publications

References 43 publications

A low-cost, high-efficiency light absorption structure inspired by the Papilio ulysses butterfly

A low-cost, high-efficiency light absorption structure inspired by the Papilio ulysses butterfly

Honeycomb phononic crystals with self-similar hierarchy

Subtractive Structural Modification ofMorphoButterfly Wings

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