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Self-growing photonic composites with programmable colors and mechanical properties

Engineering and Technology

Self-growing photonic composites with programmable colors and mechanical properties

J. Xue, X. Yin, et al.

This innovative research, conducted by Juan Xue, Xuewu Yin, Lulu Xue, Chenglin Zhang, Shihua Dong, Li Yang, Yuanlai Fang, Yong Li, Ling Li, and Jiaxi Cui, explores a groundbreaking approach to creating advanced structural color materials inspired by the remarkable color-changing abilities of peacock feathers. The self-growing photonic composite system enables on-demand tuning of colors and properties, introducing flexibility, toughness, and self-healing features into the materials.

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Abstract
Inspired by the color-changing mechanisms in nature, particularly peacock feathers, this research develops a self-growing photonic composite system. The system allows for on-demand tuning of photonic bandgaps and coloration through the selective growth of a polymer matrix within a silica nanosphere-polymer composite. This method yields materials with flexibility, toughness, self-healing, and reshaping capabilities, offering a simple, inexpensive, and scalable approach to creating advanced structural color materials.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Dec 19, 2022
Authors
Juan Xue, Xuewu Yin, Lulu Xue, Chenglin Zhang, Shihua Dong, Li Yang, Yuanlai Fang, Yong Li, Ling Li, Jiaxi Cui
Tags
photonic composite
color-changing materials
self-growing system
structural colors
polymers
flexibility
toughness

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