Photonic crystals have proven their potential and are nowadays a familiar concept. They
have been approached from many scientific and technological flanks. Among the many …

Photonics, the technology of photons (as electronics is the technology of electrons),
promises to be the new century's driving force in the advancement of, mainly but not only …

This review describes the use of breath figures as a templating method for the fabrication of
self‐assembled polymeric‐and nanoparticle‐based micro‐and nanostructures. If moist air is …

Amongst functional macromolecules, the combination of polymers and dyes is a research
field of great potential with regard to high-performance materials. Accordingly, colored …

Block copolymer thin films are currently of great interest as contact masks for inexpensive,
large-area lithography. Films of the order of 50 nm thickness, containing a single layer of …

From medieval stained glass windows to future photonic chips, understanding light
interaction with complex dielectric media has been the key to design and tailor the optical …

This article features recent research progress towards various templating methods for
preparing porous structures with prescribed structural, surface, and morphological …

This review concerns the recently emerged class of composite colloidal photonic crystals
(PCs), in which gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are included in the photonic structure. The use …

Microstructuring of conjugated polymers is facile utilizing the breath figure approach. Dilute
solutions of conjugated polymers in carbon disulfide form highly ordered 2D hexagonal …

In recent years, colloidal crystals with a refractive index varying periodically on the scale of
the light wavelengths have been prepared by various methods. These photonic crystals …