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  • * Nanophotonics and Metasurface Optics
  • * Light-Matter Interactions
  • * Materials Science

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  • * Natural nanostructures exhibit vibrant, iridescent colors due to their physical properties.
  • * Replicating or creating unique visual effects with artificial metasurfaces remains a challenge.
  • * Controlling light scattering from disordered metasurfaces for specific appearances is not yet accessible.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To develop a predictive tool for understanding the visual appearance of disordered metasurfaces.
  • * To identify the physical mechanisms behind the colors produced by colloidal disordered monolayers.
  • * To explore the potential for designing novel visual effects using man-made metasurfaces.

Main Methods:

  • * Development of an interpretive, intuitive, and accurate modal-based tool.
  • * Analysis of light scattering from colloidal disordered monolayers of resonant meta-atoms on a reflective substrate.
  • * Theoretical investigation of the origin of observed visual effects.

Main Results:

  • * The combination of plasmonic and Fabry-Perot resonances generates uncommon iridescent visual appearances.
  • * These appearances differ significantly from those seen in natural nanostructures or via thin-film interference.
  • * An unusual two-color visual effect was identified and its origin theoretically explained.

Conclusions:

  • * The developed model accurately explains the visual appearance of disordered metasurfaces.
  • * The findings enable the design of unique visual effects using simple, robust building blocks.
  • * Potential applications include innovative coatings, fine-art, and anti-counterfeiting technologies.