Nano-biosilica from marine diatoms: A brand new material for photonic applications

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 84-89

  De Stefano, L ^a   Maddalena, P ^b   Moretti, L ^c   Rea, I ^a,b   Rendina, I ^a   De Tommasi, E ^a   Mocella, V ^a   De Stefano, M ^d  

^a National Council of Research   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Optical chemical sensors; Photonic crystals

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICA; BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS; BIOSILICA; DIATOMS; INTRICATE STRUCTURES; LIGHT GUIDING; MAN MADE OBJECTS; MARINE DIATOMS; NANOMETRIC; NEW MATERIAL; OPTICAL CHEMICAL SENSORS; PHOTONIC APPLICATION; SEA SHELLS; SYMMETRIC PATTERNS; TRANSDUCING;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; HYDRATES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICA;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 67249124041     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: 10963677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2008.10.031     Document Type: Article

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