Kang Youlong, Zhao Jing, Zeng Yi, Du Xin, Gu Zhongze
State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Small. 2024 Nov;20(46):e2403525. doi: 10.1002/smll.202403525. Epub 2024 Aug 1.
Living organisms in nature possess diverse and vibrant structural colors generated from their intrinsic surface micro/nanostructures. These intricate micro/nanostructures can be harnessed to develop a new generation of colorful materials for various fields such as photonics, information storage, display, and sensing. Recent advancements in the fabrication of photonic crystals have enabled the preparation of structurally colored materials with customized geometries using 3D printing technologies. Here, a comprehensive review of the historical development of fabrication methods for photonic crystals is provided. Diverse 3D printing approaches along with the underlying mechanisms, as well as the regulation methods adopted to generate photonic crystals with structural color, are discussed. This review aims to offer the readers an overview of the state-of-the-art 3D printing techniques for photonic crystals, present a guide and considerations to fabricate photonic crystals leveraging different 3D printing methods.
自然界中的生物体拥有由其内在表面微/纳米结构产生的多样且充满活力的结构色。这些复杂的微/纳米结构可用于开发用于光子学、信息存储、显示和传感等各个领域的新一代彩色材料。光子晶体制造方面的最新进展使得能够使用3D打印技术制备具有定制几何形状的结构色材料。在此，对光子晶体制造方法的历史发展进行了全面综述。讨论了各种3D打印方法及其潜在机制，以及用于生成具有结构色的光子晶体的调控方法。本综述旨在为读者提供光子晶体3D打印技术的最新概况，为利用不同3D打印方法制造光子晶体提供指导和注意事项。
