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Biomimetic Omnidirectional Antireflective Glass via Direct Ultrafast Laser Nanostructuring

2019; Volume: 31; Issue: 32 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/adma.201901123

1521-4095

Antonis Papadopoulos, Evangelos Skoulas, Alexandros Mimidis, George Perrakis, George Kenanakis, George D. Tsibidis, Emmanuel Stratakis,

Photonic Crystals and Applications

Here, a single-step, biomimetic approach for the realization of omnidirectional transparent antireflective glass is reported. In particular, it is shown that circularly polarized ultrashort laser pulses produce self-organized nanopillar structures on fused silica (SiO2 ). The laser-induced nanostructures are selectively textured on the glass surface in order to mimic the spatial randomness, pillar-like morphology, as well as the remarkable antireflection properties found on the wings of the glasswing butterfly, Greta oto, and various Cicada species. The artificial structures exhibit impressive antireflective properties, both in the visible and infrared frequency ranges, which are remarkably stable over time. Accordingly, the laser-processed glass surfaces show reflectivity smaller than 1% for various angles of incidence in the visible spectrum for s-p linearly polarized configurations. However, in the near-infrared spectrum, the laser-textured glass shows higher transmittance compared to the pristine. It is envisaged that the current results will revolutionize the technology of antireflective transparent surfaces and impact numerous applications from glass displays to optoelectronic devices.