Issue 3, 2019

Photonic nanoarchitectonics with stimuli-responsive 2D materials

Abstract

The ability to produce structural color from inherently colorless materials, similar to that in butterfly wings and beetle shells, has attracted considerable research interest over the last three decades. Despite their extraordinary properties and performances, the field of structural colors based on inherently functional 2D materials only took off recently. In this minireview, we highlight the diversity of 2D materials utilized for achieving structural coloration in different architectures. We summarize the large tunability of photonic architectures based on 2D materials and emphasize their extraordinary dynamic response induced by external stimuli. Subsequently, recent strategies to tailor their properties with molecular and structural approaches are discussed. Finally, we point out promising future directions in this emerging field.

Graphical abstract: Photonic nanoarchitectonics with stimuli-responsive 2D materials

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
15 des. 2018
Accepted
06 mar. 2019
First published
11 mar. 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2019,4, 566-579

Photonic nanoarchitectonics with stimuli-responsive 2D materials

P. Ganter and B. V. Lotsch, Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2019, 4, 566 DOI: 10.1039/C8ME00112J

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