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Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Mechanical-tunable Structural Color Inspired
by Chameleon Skin
Polina Abratenko
Lopez Group - Department of Physics and Astronomy
July 23, 2015
1 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Structural color in nature
2 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Structural color in nature
2 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Structural color in nature
2 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
What is structural color?
• Interaction of light with nanoscale structures
• Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the
nautilus
• There are a few types of structural color:
• Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles)
• Photonic crystals (some butterflies)
3 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
What is structural color?
• Interaction of light with nanoscale structures
• Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the
nautilus
• There are a few types of structural color:
• Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles)
• Photonic crystals (some butterflies)
3 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
What is structural color?
• Interaction of light with nanoscale structures
• Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the
nautilus
• There are a few types of structural color:
• Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles)
• Photonic crystals (some butterflies)
3 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
What is structural color?
• Interaction of light with nanoscale structures
• Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the
nautilus
• There are a few types of structural color:
• Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles)
• Photonic crystals (some butterflies)
3 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
What is structural color?
• Interaction of light with nanoscale structures
• Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the
nautilus
• There are a few types of structural color:
• Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles)
• Photonic crystals (some butterflies)
3 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Photonic crystals
• Made up of different dielectric materials periodically
arranged in space
• Light passes through lattice, but not band gap
• Wavelength disallowed by band gap is the wavelength of
the reflected color
4 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Photonic crystals
• Made up of different dielectric materials periodically
arranged in space
• Light passes through lattice, but not band gap
• Wavelength disallowed by band gap is the wavelength of
the reflected color
4 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Photonic crystals
• Made up of different dielectric materials periodically
arranged in space
• Light passes through lattice, but not band gap
• Wavelength disallowed by band gap is the wavelength of
the reflected color
4 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
• Recently discovered: chameleon skin uses structural color
(photonic crystals)
• Most notable: panther chameleon (pictured above)
5 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Chameleon skin
Nature Communications 6, Article number: 6368
6 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Flat films
• Reproduced structural color with self-assembled
Polystyrene nanospheres
• Poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) substrate
• Swelling in silicone oil
7 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Flat films
• Reproduced structural color with self-assembled
Polystyrene nanospheres
• Poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) substrate
• Swelling in silicone oil
7 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Flat films
• Reproduced structural color with self-assembled
Polystyrene nanospheres
• Poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) substrate
• Swelling in silicone oil
7 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Measurement setup
8 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
θ-φ Graphs of intensity at
wavelength
9 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Intensity along the visible light
spectrum for the two θ-φ angles
10 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Intensity along the visible light
spectrum for the two θ-φ angles
11 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Angle-independent system
• Suspended fragments of crystal
12 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Macroscopic angle independence
• Could achieve more angle independence on the macro-
scale with optimization
• Higher concentration of suspended particles in polymer
• Smaller fragments
• More controlled array of fragments
13 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Macroscopic angle independence
• Could achieve more angle independence on the macro-
scale with optimization
• Higher concentration of suspended particles in polymer
• Smaller fragments
• More controlled array of fragments
13 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Macroscopic angle independence
• Could achieve more angle independence on the macro-
scale with optimization
• Higher concentration of suspended particles in polymer
• Smaller fragments
• More controlled array of fragments
13 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Macroscopic angle independence
• Could achieve more angle independence on the macro-
scale with optimization
• Higher concentration of suspended particles in polymer
• Smaller fragments
• More controlled array of fragments
13 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Conclusion
• Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color
of a film consisting of photonic crystals
• Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and
reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength
• Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system
• Possible to optimize
• In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher
accuracy
• Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military,
etc.)
14 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Conclusion
• Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color
of a film consisting of photonic crystals
• Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and
reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength
• Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system
• Possible to optimize
• In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher
accuracy
• Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military,
etc.)
14 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Conclusion
• Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color
of a film consisting of photonic crystals
• Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and
reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength
• Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system
• Possible to optimize
• In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher
accuracy
• Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military,
etc.)
14 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Conclusion
• Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color
of a film consisting of photonic crystals
• Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and
reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength
• Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system
• Possible to optimize
• In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher
accuracy
• Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military,
etc.)
14 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Conclusion
• Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color
of a film consisting of photonic crystals
• Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and
reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength
• Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system
• Possible to optimize
• In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher
accuracy
• Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military,
etc.)
14 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Conclusion
• Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color
of a film consisting of photonic crystals
• Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and
reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength
• Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system
• Possible to optimize
• In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher
accuracy
• Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military,
etc.)
14 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Acknowledgments
• Rene Lopez, Yulan Fu, and Cary Tippets
• MIRT and NSF
• Kacey Hammel and Kathy Wood
15 / 16
Mechanical-
tunable
Structural
Color Inspired
by Chameleon
Skin
Polina
Abratenko
What is
structural color?
Photonic crystals
Chameleon
structures
Flat film
methods
Flat film results
Angle-
independent
system methods
Angle-
independent
system results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Questions and
comments
Any questions or comments?
• A camouflaged panther chameleon
16 / 16

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Presentation - Mechanical-tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin

  • 1. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Mechanical-tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko Lopez Group - Department of Physics and Astronomy July 23, 2015 1 / 16
  • 2. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Structural color in nature 2 / 16
  • 3. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Structural color in nature 2 / 16
  • 4. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Structural color in nature 2 / 16
  • 5. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments What is structural color? • Interaction of light with nanoscale structures • Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the nautilus • There are a few types of structural color: • Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles) • Photonic crystals (some butterflies) 3 / 16
  • 6. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments What is structural color? • Interaction of light with nanoscale structures • Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the nautilus • There are a few types of structural color: • Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles) • Photonic crystals (some butterflies) 3 / 16
  • 7. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments What is structural color? • Interaction of light with nanoscale structures • Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the nautilus • There are a few types of structural color: • Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles) • Photonic crystals (some butterflies) 3 / 16
  • 8. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments What is structural color? • Interaction of light with nanoscale structures • Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the nautilus • There are a few types of structural color: • Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles) • Photonic crystals (some butterflies) 3 / 16
  • 9. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments What is structural color? • Interaction of light with nanoscale structures • Multilayer scales make up the mother-of-pearl of the nautilus • There are a few types of structural color: • Diffraction grating (butterflies, beetles) • Photonic crystals (some butterflies) 3 / 16
  • 10. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Photonic crystals • Made up of different dielectric materials periodically arranged in space • Light passes through lattice, but not band gap • Wavelength disallowed by band gap is the wavelength of the reflected color 4 / 16
  • 11. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Photonic crystals • Made up of different dielectric materials periodically arranged in space • Light passes through lattice, but not band gap • Wavelength disallowed by band gap is the wavelength of the reflected color 4 / 16
  • 12. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Photonic crystals • Made up of different dielectric materials periodically arranged in space • Light passes through lattice, but not band gap • Wavelength disallowed by band gap is the wavelength of the reflected color 4 / 16
  • 13. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments • Recently discovered: chameleon skin uses structural color (photonic crystals) • Most notable: panther chameleon (pictured above) 5 / 16
  • 14. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Chameleon skin Nature Communications 6, Article number: 6368 6 / 16
  • 15. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Flat films • Reproduced structural color with self-assembled Polystyrene nanospheres • Poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) substrate • Swelling in silicone oil 7 / 16
  • 16. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Flat films • Reproduced structural color with self-assembled Polystyrene nanospheres • Poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) substrate • Swelling in silicone oil 7 / 16
  • 17. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Flat films • Reproduced structural color with self-assembled Polystyrene nanospheres • Poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) substrate • Swelling in silicone oil 7 / 16
  • 18. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Measurement setup 8 / 16
  • 19. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments θ-φ Graphs of intensity at wavelength 9 / 16
  • 20. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Intensity along the visible light spectrum for the two θ-φ angles 10 / 16
  • 21. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Intensity along the visible light spectrum for the two θ-φ angles 11 / 16
  • 22. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Angle-independent system • Suspended fragments of crystal 12 / 16
  • 23. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Macroscopic angle independence • Could achieve more angle independence on the macro- scale with optimization • Higher concentration of suspended particles in polymer • Smaller fragments • More controlled array of fragments 13 / 16
  • 24. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Macroscopic angle independence • Could achieve more angle independence on the macro- scale with optimization • Higher concentration of suspended particles in polymer • Smaller fragments • More controlled array of fragments 13 / 16
  • 25. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Macroscopic angle independence • Could achieve more angle independence on the macro- scale with optimization • Higher concentration of suspended particles in polymer • Smaller fragments • More controlled array of fragments 13 / 16
  • 26. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Macroscopic angle independence • Could achieve more angle independence on the macro- scale with optimization • Higher concentration of suspended particles in polymer • Smaller fragments • More controlled array of fragments 13 / 16
  • 27. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Conclusion • Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color of a film consisting of photonic crystals • Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength • Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system • Possible to optimize • In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher accuracy • Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military, etc.) 14 / 16
  • 28. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Conclusion • Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color of a film consisting of photonic crystals • Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength • Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system • Possible to optimize • In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher accuracy • Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military, etc.) 14 / 16
  • 29. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Conclusion • Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color of a film consisting of photonic crystals • Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength • Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system • Possible to optimize • In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher accuracy • Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military, etc.) 14 / 16
  • 30. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Conclusion • Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color of a film consisting of photonic crystals • Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength • Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system • Possible to optimize • In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher accuracy • Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military, etc.) 14 / 16
  • 31. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Conclusion • Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color of a film consisting of photonic crystals • Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength • Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system • Possible to optimize • In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher accuracy • Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military, etc.) 14 / 16
  • 32. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Conclusion • Mechanical-tuning methods were used to change the color of a film consisting of photonic crystals • Lattice constant in (1,1,1) direction decreases and reflectant peak moves to shorter wavelength • Could introduce a macroscopic angle-independent system • Possible to optimize • In future, could replicate chameleon skin with higher accuracy • Many applications (displays, sensors, industrial, military, etc.) 14 / 16
  • 33. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Acknowledgments • Rene Lopez, Yulan Fu, and Cary Tippets • MIRT and NSF • Kacey Hammel and Kathy Wood 15 / 16
  • 34. Mechanical- tunable Structural Color Inspired by Chameleon Skin Polina Abratenko What is structural color? Photonic crystals Chameleon structures Flat film methods Flat film results Angle- independent system methods Angle- independent system results Conclusion Acknowledgments Questions and comments Any questions or comments? • A camouflaged panther chameleon 16 / 16