Al2O3/TiO2 inverse opals from electrosprayed self-assembled templates

The fabrication of high optical quality inverse opals is challenging, requiring large size, three-dimensional ordered layers of high dielectric constant ratio. In this article, alumina/TiO2–air inverse opals with a 98.2% reflectivity peak at 798 nm having an area of 2 cm2 and a thickness of 17 µm ar...

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Autores: Coll, Arnau, Bermejo Broto, Sandra|||0000-0003-1660-0273, Hernández, David, Castañer Muñoz, Luis María|||0000-0002-1988-6468
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/113003
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/113003
https://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.23
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanotechnology
Photonics
Electrospray
Metamaterials
Photonic crystals
Nanotecnologia
Fotònica
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Sumario:The fabrication of high optical quality inverse opals is challenging, requiring large size, three-dimensional ordered layers of high dielectric constant ratio. In this article, alumina/TiO2–air inverse opals with a 98.2% reflectivity peak at 798 nm having an area of 2 cm2 and a thickness of 17 µm are achieved using a sacrificial self-assembled structure of large thickness, which was produced with minimum fabrication errors by means of an electrospray technique. Using alumina as the first supporting layer enables the deposition of TiO2 at a higher temperature, therefore providing better optical quality.