Achieving structured colour in inorganic systems: Learning from the natural world

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 401-409

  Withnall, R ^a   Silver, J ^a   Ireland, T G ^a   Zhang, S ^a   Fern, G R ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Minerals; Opals; Structural colour

Indexed keywords

EMISSION BANDS; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; INCIDENT LIGHT; INORGANIC SYSTEMS; LIGHT EMITTING MATERIALS; LIGHT-EMITTING PHOSPHORS; NANO SCALE; NATURAL WORLD; NATURALLY OCCURRING; OPAL STRUCTURES; OPALS; STOP-BANDS; STRUCTURAL COLOUR; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; SYNTHETIC OPALS; VISIBLE LIGHT; WAVELENGTH LOCATION; WAVELENGTH REGIONS;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; IRON ORES; LIGHT EMISSION; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS;

COLOR;

EID: 77957883341     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2009.06.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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