Inspired by cicada wings, biomorphic TiO2 with antireflective structures (ARSs) was precisely fabricated using a simple, inexpensive, and highly effective sol-gel process combined with subsequent calcination. It was confirmed that the fabricated biomorphic TiO2 not only effectively inherited the ARS but also exhibited high-performance angle dependent antireflective properties ranging from normal to 45°. Reflectance spectra demonstrated that the reflectivity of the biomorphic TiO2 with ARSs gradually changed from 1.4% to 7.8% with the increasing incidence angle over a large visible wavelength range. This angle dependent antireflective property is attributed to an optimized gradient refractive index between air and TiO2 via ARSs on the surface. Such surfaces with ARSs may have potential application in solar cells.
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10 October 2016
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October 11 2016
Angle dependent antireflection property of TiO2 inspired by cicada wings
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Imran Zada;
Imran Zada
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Wang Zhang;
Wang Zhang
a)
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Yao Li;
Yao Li
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Peng Sun;
Peng Sun
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Nianjin Cai;
Nianjin Cai
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Jiajun Gu;
Jiajun Gu
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Qinglei Liu;
Qinglei Liu
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Huilan Su;
Huilan Su
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Imran Zada
Wang Zhang
a)
Yao Li
Peng Sun
Nianjin Cai
Jiajun Gu
Qinglei Liu
Huilan Su
Di Zhang
a)
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
a)
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Appl. Phys. Lett. 109, 153701 (2016)
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Received:
June 12 2016
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September 05 2016
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Imran Zada, Wang Zhang, Yao Li, Peng Sun, Nianjin Cai, Jiajun Gu, Qinglei Liu, Huilan Su, Di Zhang; Angle dependent antireflection property of TiO2 inspired by cicada wings. Appl. Phys. Lett. 10 October 2016; 109 (15): 153701. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962903
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