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    • Materials Science
    • Optics
    • Nanotechnology
    • Security Engineering

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    • The continuous development of security features is crucial for combating the forgery of valuable items like banknotes.
    • Current security features, such as fluorescent patterns, must be difficult to replicate and easily verifiable.
    • Existing security solutions are often compromised, necessitating innovative alternatives.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an ideal security feature using modular metamaterials.
    • To create encrypted optical patterns that are only visible upon application of an elastomeric patch.
    • To ensure the security feature is hard to copy and easy to interrogate with accessible tools.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of modular metamaterials based on metal-dielectric-metal cavities.
    • Utilizing metal nanoparticles on an elastomeric substrate and a bottom mirror with a thin dielectric layer.
    • Generating encrypted patterns through nanometer-thick alterations in the dielectric layer.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated the creation of invisible (encrypted) patterns on dielectric layers.
    • Confirmed that these patterns become visible (decrypted) only when the elastomeric patch is applied.
    • Observed that specific optical effects (visibility, colors) depend critically on material composition and film thickness.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed modular metamaterial structures represent a strong alternative to current, vulnerable security features.
    • The encryption mechanism based on nanometer-scale dielectric changes offers enhanced security.
    • The ease of interrogation with accessible tools makes this a practical solution for anti-counterfeiting.