The development of aluminum anodization technology features many stages. With the story
stretching for almost a century, rather straightforward—from current perspective …

Photonic crystals (PCs) based on porous anodic materials have been proven to be a potent
and versatile instrument for the emergence of new technologies with a wide range of …

In recent times, solar cell presents a good candidate for solving the problems of energy crisis
and environmental pollution as well. However, it could suffer from the limited absorption …

A combination of the unique porous structure and physical and chemical properties of
anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) makes it widely used in cutting-edge areas of materials …

The fabrication and growth mechanism of TiO 2 nanotubes have attracted widespread
interest for decades. Conventional Ti anodization generally produces only non-split TiO 2 …

For sustainable water desalination, there is a worldwide push towards solar thermal
desalination with the objective to limit the amount of consumed energy in other desalination …

The present work deals with the photonic sensing technology used for biosensing
applications. In this paper we have examined the transmission properties of one …

A novel design of one dimensional annular photonic crystals with a low birefringence
nematic liquid crystal as a defect layer is introduced. The output field of the sensor structure …

Abstract One-dimensional (1D) photonic crystals based on porous anodic alumina are of
high practical importance in modern materials science owing to their promising applications …

In this research, a one-dimensional photonic crystal sensor for detecting soybean biodiesel
is presented theoretically. The proposed sensor is composed of two alternating layers of Si …