A customized Ti-Nano resin is used to fabricate 3D photonic crystals with a complete bandgap in the visible spectrum through a nanoscale printing technique. The 3D printed and annealed titania photonic crystals show perfect reflectance within the wavelength range associated with this bandgap.
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This is a summary of: Zhang, W. et al. Printing of 3D photonic crystals in titania with complete bandgap across the visible spectrum. Nat. Nanotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-024-01780-5 (2024).
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3D printed photonic crystals with a complete bandgap in the visible range. Nat. Nanotechnol. 19, 1767–1768 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-024-01782-3
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