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Researchers developed cicada-wing-inspired optical films (CITOTFs) with self-cleaning, structural color, and flexibility. These advanced optical films offer high transparency and durability for diverse applications.

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  • Optics
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Multifunctional optical films are crucial for the optical industry, requiring properties like transparency, self-cleaning, structural color, flexibility, and durability.
  • Mimicking natural structures offers a pathway to achieving advanced material functionalities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel transfunctional optical thin film (CITOTF) inspired by cicada wings.
  • To investigate the effect of nanostructure size on the optical and functional properties of the films.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of CITOTFs using perfluoropolyether (PFPE) via a sandwich lithography method.
  • Creation of two types of CITOTFs with distinct nanostructure sizes (300 nm and 1000 nm).

Main Results:

  • Both 300-CITOTF and 1000-CITOTF demonstrated high transparency, self-cleaning ability, flexibility, and long-term stability.
  • The 300 nm nanostructure exhibited high transparency, while the 1000 nm nanostructure displayed structural color effects.
  • Perfluoropolyether (PFPE) proved to be a suitable substrate material due to its low refractive index, low surface energy, and robustness.

Conclusions:

  • The developed cicada-wing-inspired transfunctional optical films (CITOTFs) successfully integrate multiple functionalities.
  • These bioinspired films offer versatile solutions for various optical applications, showcasing promising advancements in optical materials.