Photonic crystal (PC) is an emerging optical microstructure material with adjustable
dielectric constant, which can vary with its space periodically. It has exhibited excellent …

Photonic crystals have been widely used in solar cells in recent years because of their
unique optical properties such as photonic band gap and “slow photon” effect. The …

Man-made structural colors, which originate from resonant interactions between visible light
and manufactured nanostructures, are emerging as a solution for ink-free color printing. We …

Tunable structural color has many potential applications in artificial camouflage, mechanical
sensors, etc. Despite the extensive efforts to develop efficient tunable structural color, there …

Two-dimensional (2D) photonic structures, widely used for generating photonic band gaps
(PBG) in a variety of materials, are for the first time integrated with the temperature …

Textures are abundantly exploited in nature for securing superior functionalities including
adhesion, color manipulation, anti-reflection, and drag management. Over millions of years …

Contourable design and synthesis in nanomaterial morphology are among the most
attractive fields in material science. Among the various nanomaterials, hollow bowl‐like …

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells including dye-sensitized solar cells and
photoelectrochemical water splitting devices are a promising approach to effectively …

The well‐known coffee‐ring effect causes colloidal particles to convectively transport toward
the contact line of an inkjet droplet leading to a nonuniform deposition of the colloidal …

Materials that can efficiently absorb electromagnetic waves (EMWs) are required to deal with
electromagnetic pollution. Structure design appears to be an efficient way to improve the …