Omnidirectional / Unidirectional Antireflection-Switchable Structures Inspired by Dragonfly Wings.
J Colloid Interface Sci
; 610: 246-257, 2022 Mar 15.
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Randomly arranged irregular inclined conical structure-covered dragonfly wings, distinguished from periodic conical structure-covered cicada wings, are with high optical transparency for wide viewing angles. Bioinspired by the antireflective structures, we develop a colloidal lithography approach for engineering randomly arranged irregular conical structures with shape memory polymer-based tips. The structures establish a gradual refractive index transition to suppresses optical reflection in the visible spectrum. By manipulating the configuration of structure tips through applying common solvent stimulations or contact pressures under ambient conditions, the resulting unidirectional antireflection and omnidirectional antireflection performances are able to be instantaneously and reversibly switched. The dependences of structure shape, structure inclination, structure arrangement, and structure composition on the switchable antireflection capability are also systematically investigated in this study.
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