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Photonic Crystal Structures of Biologic Origin: Butterfly Wing Scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

L´szló Péter Biró ,
Zsolt Bálint ,
Krisztián Kertész ,
Zofia Vértesy ,
Géza István Márk ,
Levente Tapasztó ,
Jean-Pol Vigneron ,
Virginie Lousse  and
Laszlo Peter Biro
L´szló Péter Biró
Affiliation:
biro@mfa.kfki.hu, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Nanotechnology, POB 49, Budapest, H-1121, Hungary, +36-1-3922681, +36-1-3922226
Zsolt Bálint
Affiliation:
balint@zoo.zoo.nhmus.hu, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross utca 13, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
Krisztián Kertész
Affiliation:
kertesz@mfa.kfki.hu, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Nanostructures Laboratory, POB 49, Budapest, H-1121, Hungary
Zofia Vértesy
Affiliation:
vertesyz@mfa.kfki.hu, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Nanostructures Laboratory, POB 49, Budapest, H-1121, Hungary
Géza István Márk
Affiliation:
mark@sunserv.kfki.hu, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Nanostructures Laboratory, POB 49, Budapest, H-1121, Hungary
Levente Tapasztó
Affiliation:
tapaszto@mfa.kfki.hu, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Nanostructures Laboratory, POB 49, Budapest, H-1121, Hungary
Jean-Pol Vigneron
Affiliation:
jean-pol.vigneron@fundp.ac.be, Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Solid State Physics Laboratory, Rue de Bruxelles 61, Namur, B-5000, Belgium
Virginie Lousse
Affiliation:
virginie.lousse@fundp.ac.be, Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Solid State Physics Laboratory, Rue de Bruxelles 61, Namur, B-5000, Belgium
Laszlo Peter Biro
Affiliation:
biro@mfa.kfki.hu, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Nanotechnology, POB 49, Budapest, H-1121, Hungary
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Abstract

Photonic crystal type nanoarchitectures (built of chitin and air) occurring in the scales of two male butterflies, with dorsal blue and ventral green coloration were investigated by optical microscopy, SEM and TEM. Reflectance data were collected by normal incidence measurements and by integrated reflectance measurements, too. Reflectance peaks with close positions in the blue range of the spectrum were found both for the single crystalline scales and for the most disordered photonic band gap material. Polycrystalline structures with grain size on the micron scale produce matt reflectors, while moderately ordered “pepper-pot” type structures can yield surfaces with shiny aspect. It was found that the cover scales on each sides of the wing are primarily responsible for the observed colors. The character of the observed colors (shiny, or matt) correlates with the habitat of the investigated butterflies.

Keywords

biomaterialnanostructureoptical properties
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1014: Symposium AA – Three-Dimensional Nano- and Microphotonics , 2007 , 1014-AA07-08
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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