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Mimicking Domino-Like Photonic Nanostructures on Butterfly Wings†

  1. Tanu Suryadi Kustandi,
  2. Hong Yee Low*,
  3. Jing Hua Teng,
  4. Isabel Rodriguez,
  5. Rui Yin

Article first published online: 16 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/smll.200801282

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Volume 5, Issue 5, pages 574–578, March 6, 2009

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Kustandi, T. S., Low, H. Y., Teng, J. H., Rodriguez, I. and Yin, R. (2009), Mimicking Domino-Like Photonic Nanostructures on Butterfly Wings. Small, 5: 574–578. doi: 10.1002/smll.200801282

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  1. Institute of Materials Research and Engineering A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) 3 Research Link, 117602 (Singapore)

*Institute of Materials Research and Engineering A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) 3 Research Link, 117602 (Singapore).

  1. †

    This work is supported by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 MAR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 16 JAN 2009
  3. Manuscript Received: 3 SEP 2008

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Keywords:

  • biomimetics;
  • lithography;
  • multilayers;
  • photonics;
  • polymeric materials

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Butterfly-mimetic photonic nanostructures are fabricated by shearing large arrays of nanometer-scale structures, prepatterned using nanoimprint lithography. The overlapping domino-like structures generate a tunable bright iridescent effect similar to that found in natural butterfly wings (see image).

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