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Structural color three-dimensional printing by shrinking photonic crystals

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  • Yejing Liu

    (Singapore University of Technology and Design)

  • Hao Wang

    (Singapore University of Technology and Design)

  • Jinfa Ho

    (Institute of Materials Research and Engineering)

  • Ryan C. Ng

    (California Institute of Technology)

  • Ray J. H. Ng

    (Singapore University of Technology and Design
    Institute of Materials Research and Engineering)

  • Valerian H. Hall-Chen

    (University of Oxford)

  • Eleen H. H. Koay

    (Institute of Materials Research and Engineering)

  • Zhaogang Dong

    (Institute of Materials Research and Engineering)

  • Hailong Liu

    (Singapore University of Technology and Design)

  • Cheng-Wei Qiu

    (National University of Singapore)

  • Julia R. Greer

    (California Institute of Technology)

  • Joel K. W. Yang

    (Singapore University of Technology and Design
    Institute of Materials Research and Engineering)

Abstract

The coloration of some butterflies, Pachyrhynchus weevils, and many chameleons are notable examples of natural organisms employing photonic crystals to produce colorful patterns. Despite advances in nanotechnology, we still lack the ability to print arbitrary colors and shapes in all three dimensions at this microscopic length scale. Here, we introduce a heat-shrinking method to produce 3D-printed photonic crystals with a 5x reduction in lattice constants, achieving sub-100-nm features with a full range of colors. With these lattice structures as 3D color volumetric elements, we printed 3D microscopic scale objects, including the first multi-color microscopic model of the Eiffel Tower measuring only 39 µm tall with a color pixel size of 1.45 µm. The technology to print 3D structures in color at the microscopic scale promises the direct patterning and integration of spectrally selective devices, such as photonic crystal-based color filters, onto free-form optical elements and curved surfaces.

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  • Yejing Liu & Hao Wang & Jinfa Ho & Ryan C. Ng & Ray J. H. Ng & Valerian H. Hall-Chen & Eleen H. H. Koay & Zhaogang Dong & Hailong Liu & Cheng-Wei Qiu & Julia R. Greer & Joel K. W. Yang, 2019. "Structural color three-dimensional printing by shrinking photonic crystals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-12360-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12360-w
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