The diverse vision systems found in nature can provide interesting design inspiration for
imaging devices, ranging from optical subcomponents to digital cameras and visual …

Metasurfaces are composed of periodic sub-wavelength nanostructures and exhibit optical
properties that are not found in nature. They have been widely investigated for optical …

Although various photonic devices inspired by natural materials have been developed, there
is no research focusing on multibands adaptability, which is not conducive to the …

The solar photovoltaic (PV) cell is a prominent energy harvesting device that reduces the
strain in the conventional energy generation approach and endorses the prospectiveness of …

The extraordinary properties of biological materials often result from their sophisticated
hierarchical structures. Through multilevel and cross-scale structural designs, biological …

TiO2-based photocatalysis has been considered to be one of the most promising avenues
for environmental remediation including water purification. However, several technical …

Natural creatures have evolved elaborate photonic nanostructures on multiple scales and
dimensions in a hierarchical, organized way to realize controllable absorption, reflection, or …

In the past decades, antireflective (AR) materials have drawn more and more attention
owing to its promising and wide applications such as photovoltaic industry, optical devices …

The past decade has witnessed remarkable advances in mechanochromic photonic crystals
with potential applications in smart displays, strain sensors, biomedical devices, household …

Metamaterials (MMs) with artificial structures have extraordinary physical properties that
cannot be found in traditional materials. MMs with electromagnetic wave absorption (MMAs) …