Structure, function, and self-assembly of single network gyroid ( <i>I</i> 4 <sub>1</sub> 32) photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales

Saranathan, Vinodkumar; O. Osuji, Chinedum; G. J. Mochrie, S.; Noh, Heeso; Narayanan, Suresh; Sandy, Alec; R. Dufresne, Eric; O. Prum, Richard

doi:10.1073/pnas.0909616107

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Structure, function, and self-assembly of single network gyroid ( I 4 1 32) photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Jun 14, 2010

Authors:

Vinodkumar Saranathan

Chinedum O. Osuji

S. G. J. Mochrie

Abstract

Complex three-dimensional biophotonic nanostructures produce the vivid structural colors of many butterfly wing scales, but their exact nanoscale organization is uncertain. We used small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) on single scales to characterize the 3D photonic nanostructures of five butterfly s...

Subject

Gyroid

Nanostructure

Materials science

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