Developing optical efficiency through optimized coating structure: Biomimetic inspiration from white beetles

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 3243-3249

  Hallam, Benny T ^a   Hiorns, Anthony G ^a   Vukusic, Peter ^b  

^a IMERYS MINERALS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; COATINGS; LUMINANCE;

BIOMIMETIC DESIGN; COATING FORMULATIONS; COATING STRUCTURES; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; OPTICAL SCATTERING; SCATTERING CENTERS; SCATTERING MATERIALS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 67650757277     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.003243     Document Type: Article

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