3D Tomographic Analysis of the Order‐Disorder Interplay in the Pachyrhynchus congestus mirabilis Weevil

Autor: Kenza Djeghdi, Ullrich Steiner, Bodo D. Wilts
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Advanced Science, Vol 9, Iss 26, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2198-3844
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202145
Popis: Abstract The bright colors of Pachyrhynchus weevils originate from complex dielectric nanostructures within their elytral scales. In contrast to previous work exhibiting highly ordered single‐network diamond‐type photonic crystals, here, it is shown by combining optical microscopy and spectroscopy measurements with 3D focused ion beam (FIB) tomography that the blue scales of P. congestus mirabilis differ from that of an ordered diamond structure. Through the use of FIB tomography on elytral scales filled with platinum (Pt) by electron beam‐assisted deposition, it is revealed that the red scales of this weevil possess a periodic diamond structure, while the network morphology of the blue scales exhibit diamond morphology only on the single scattering unit level with disorder on longer length scales. Full wave simulations performed on the reconstructed volumes indicate that this local order is sufficient to open a partial photonic bandgap even at low dielectric constant contrast between chitin and air in the absence of long‐range or translational order. The observation of disordered and ordered photonic crystals within a single organism opens up interesting questions on the cellular origin of coloration and studies on bio‐inspired replication of angle‐independent colors.
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