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Artificial opal photonic crystals and inverse opal structures – fundamentals and applications from optics to energy storage

Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2015 · Vol. 3(24) · pp. 6109–6143
Eileen ArmstrongColm O’Dwyer

Abstract

This review outlines the fundamentals and applications of artificial opal photonic crystals, their fabrication, development and adaption from optics to energy storage research.

Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhotonic and Optical DevicesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesPhotonic crystalMaterials scienceFabricationPhotonicsOptoelectronicsOpticsNanotechnologyEnergy storageInverseEngineering physics

Funding

  • Science Foundation Ireland
  • University College Cork
  • Irish Research Council
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