Laser engineering of biomimetic surfaces

E Stratakis, J Bonse, J Heitz, J Siegel… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The exciting properties of micro-and nano-patterned surfaces found in natural species hide
a virtually endless potential of technological ideas, opening new opportunities for innovation …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on oblique angle deposition of thin films: From fundamentals to devices

A Barranco, A Borras, AR Gonzalez-Elipe… - Progress in Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
The oblique angle configuration has emerged as an invaluable tool for the deposition of
nanostructured thin films. This review develops an up to date description of its principles …

Bio-optics and bio-inspired optical materials

S Tadepalli, JM Slocik, MK Gupta, RR Naik… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Through the use of the limited materials palette, optimally designed micro-and
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …

Nano/micro‐manufacturing of bioinspired materials: a review of methods to mimic natural structures

C Zhang, DA Mcadams, JC Grunlan - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Through billions of years of evolution and natural selection, biological systems have
developed strategies to achieve advantageous unification between structure and bulk …

Black silicon: fabrication methods, properties and solar energy applications

X Liu, PR Coxon, M Peters, B Hoex, JM Cole… - Energy & …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Black silicon (BSi) represents a very active research area in renewable energy materials.
The rise of BSi as a focus of study for its fundamental properties and potentially lucrative …

Nanometre optical coatings based on strong interference effects in highly absorbing media

MA Kats, R Blanchard, P Genevet, F Capasso - Nature materials, 2013 - nature.com
Optical coatings, which consist of one or more films of dielectric or metallic materials, are
widely used in applications ranging from mirrors to eyeglasses and photography lenses …

Bioinspired additive manufacturing of hierarchical materials: From biostructures to functions

J Wei, F Pan, H Ping, K Yang, Y Wang, Q Wang, Z Fu - Research, 2023 - spj.science.org
Throughout billions of years, biological systems have evolved sophisticated, multiscale
hierarchical structures to adapt to changing environments. Biomaterials are synthesized …

Thirty years of luminescent solar concentrator research: solar energy for the built environment

MG Debije, PPC Verbunt - Advanced Energy Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Research on the luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) over the past thirty‐odd years is
reviewed. The LSC is a simple device at its heart, employing a polymeric or glass …

Current trends, challenges, and perspectives of anti-fogging technology: Surface and material design, fabrication strategies, and beyond

IR Duran, G Laroche - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Transparent materials such as glasses and some polymers play an essential role in our
daily life. Indeed, it is well known that their application in mirrors, windows, automobile …

Metal‐assisted chemical etching of silicon in oxidizing HF solutions: origin, mechanism, development, and black silicon solar cell application

C Huo, J Wang, H Fu, X Li, Y Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Metal‐assisted chemical etching (MacEtch) of silicon in oxidizing hydrofluoric acid (HF)
solutions has emerged as a prominent top‐down micro/nanofabrication approach for a wide …