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The diversity of three-dimensional photonic crystals

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  • Rose K. Cersonsky

    (University of Michigan)

  • James Antonaglia

    (University of Michigan)

  • Bradley D. Dice

    (University of Michigan)

  • Sharon C. Glotzer

    (University of Michigan
    University of Michigan
    University of Michigan
    University of Michigan)

Abstract

Many butterflies, birds, beetles, and chameleons owe their spectacular colors to the microscopic patterns within their wings, feathers, or skin. When these patterns, or photonic crystals, result in the omnidirectional reflection of commensurate wavelengths of light, it is due to a complete photonic band gap (PBG). The number of natural crystal structures known to have a PBG is relatively small, and those within the even smaller subset of notoriety, including diamond and inverse opal, have proven difficult to synthesize. Here, we report more than 150,000 photonic band calculations for thousands of natural crystal templates from which we predict 351 photonic crystal templates – including nearly 300 previously-unreported structures – that can potentially be realized for a multitude of applications and length scales, including several in the visible range via colloidal self-assembly. With this large variety of 3D photonic crystals, we also revisit and discuss oft-used primary design heuristics for PBG materials.

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  • Rose K. Cersonsky & James Antonaglia & Bradley D. Dice & Sharon C. Glotzer, 2021. "The diversity of three-dimensional photonic crystals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-22809-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22809-6
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