C X Xu et al 2007 New J. Phys. 9 381 doi:10.1088/1367-2630/9/10/381
C X Xu1,3, G P Zhu1, Y J Liu2, X W Sun1,2,3, X Li1, J P Liu1 and Y P Cui1
Show affiliationsA novel bionic network nanostructure of zinc oxide (ZnO), which is similar to the microstructure of a butterfly wing, was first fabricated by a vapor-phase transport method using zinc powder as a source. These bionic nanostructures are composed of three ordered multi-aperture gratings. Similar to the optical effect of butterfly wings, the diffraction patterns of the bionic network of ZnO were observed. The mechanism of the optical function was discussed based on the physical model of multi-aperture diffraction.
42.70.Qs Photonic bandgap materials
Issue 10 (October 2007)
Received 6 August 2007
Published 24 October 2007
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