Effect of stacking faults on the optical properties of inverted opals

Yannopapas, V; Stefanou, N; Modinos, A

dc.contributor.author	Yannopapas, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Stefanou, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Modinos, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:16:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:16:27Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0031-9007	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14059
dc.subject	Optical Properties	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Brillouin scattering	en
dc.subject.other	Electromagnetic field effects	en
dc.subject.other	Electron energy levels	en
dc.subject.other	Light transmission	en
dc.subject.other	Optical properties	en
dc.subject.other	Permittivity	en
dc.subject.other	Refractive index	en
dc.subject.other	Stacking faults	en
dc.subject.other	Anderson localization	en
dc.subject.other	Frequency gaps	en
dc.subject.other	Inverted opals	en
dc.subject.other	Photonic crystals	en
dc.subject.other	Surface Brillouin zone	en
dc.subject.other	Transmittance	en
dc.subject.other	Optical materials	en
dc.title	Effect of stacking faults on the optical properties of inverted opals	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4811	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4811	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	Stacking faults appear to be the most common type of defect in inverted opals which are good candidates for photonic crystals with absolute gaps in the visible range of light. In this Letter we present for the first time a systematic study of the effect of stacking faults on the optical properties of self-assembled photonic crystals, by means of large-scale transmittance calculations for macroscopic slabs of inverted opals with randomly distributed stacking faults. We show that frequency gaps, as seen in optical transmission experiments, will in general appear wider in the presence of stacking faults. We attribute the above to Anderson localization of light due to disorder.	en
heal.publisher	AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC	en
heal.journalName	Physical Review Letters	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4811	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000168861800023	en
dc.identifier.volume	86	en
dc.identifier.issue	21	en
dc.identifier.spage	4811	en
dc.identifier.epage	4814	en