How to Tailor Structural Colors for Extended Visibility and White Light Generation Employing Direct Laser Interference Patterning

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Beitragende

  • Sebastian Storm - , Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik (Autor:in)
  • Sabri Alamri - , Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik (Autor:in)
  • Marcos Soldera - , Professur für Laserbasierte Fertigung, Universidad Nacional del Comahue (Autor:in)
  • Tim Kunze - , Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik (Autor:in)
  • Andrés Fabián Lasagni - , Professur für Laserbasierte Fertigung, Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik (Autor:in)

Abstract

The appearance of a surface can be controlled by creating periodic microstructures designed to diffract light and produce structural colors. Nevertheless, since structural coloration is based on diffraction, the produced colors have a strong dependence on the viewing angle and absence of coloration takes place while tilting the samples. In this work direct laser interference patterning is used to firstly provide transparent polymer sheets a structural coloration with a high-range observation angle, and secondly to demonstrate the combination of structural colors, producing a white coloring effect. The employed approaches are based on the fabrication of micro-gratings with multiple periods in the same structured area and on the engineering of the diffraction orders of the diffraction spectrum. The patterned surfaces are characterized by confocal microscopy and angular spectrometry in reflection mode. The morphological characterization shows homogeneous surface patterns, while the spectral results demonstrate that combining four spatial periods on a single patterned surface, a white appearance is obtained over an angular observation range higher than 30°. The experimental results are supported by theoretical predictions by means of generalized formulas based on the diffraction of light.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer1900205
FachzeitschriftMacromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Jahrgang220
Ausgabenummer13
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juli 2019
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-4333-4636/work/196675509

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • direct laser interference patterning, microstructuring, product protection, structural colors, white light diffraction