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3D Nonlinear Photonic Crystals from Biotemplating

Investigating the interplay between a 3D linear photonic crystal and a nonlinear optical material

 

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Amyloid-based structural color for circular dairy economy

We’re developing tamper-proof, brightly colored labels from dairy by-products to combat counterfeiting…

 

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Angle-Independent Structural Color in Stretchable Materials

We engineer iridescent elastomers with tailored surface roughness to achieve vivid, structural colour…

 

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Bio-Inspired Photonic Pigments for Non-Fading, Structural Colouration (Marie-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellowship)

Inspired by nature’s most vibrant colors, COLOUR project pioneers a new class of photonic pigments that…

 

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Block copolymer self-assembly

Block copolymer self-assembly unlocks large, ordered 3D nanostructures for advanced material applications

 

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Bright white scatterers beyond titania

With growing restrictions on titanium dioxide, this project develops sustainable, non-toxic white pigments…

 

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Collective emission in metamaterials

Polarisation and angle resolved thermal emission and fluorescence in network-like metamaterials

 

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Colloidal Depletion for Sorting and Structural Coloration

We harness depletion forces to control colloidal interactions—enabling precision sorting and the emergence…

 

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Colloidal self-assembly for fabricating optical materials

Structured materials made from the self-assembly of colloidal particles

 

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Complete photonic band gap materials

Three dimensional photonic crystals with complete photonic band gap obtained via the self-assembly of…

 

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Computer-generated disordered networks for photonic bandgap

Random nanoscale networks in insects reveal how disorder can create brilliant structural colours

 

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Disordered Diamond-Like Colloidal Networks for Photonic Bandgap Materials

We design self-assembled colloidal structures with diamond symmetry and controlled disorder—enabling…

 

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Double Net Metamaterials

Interwoven metallic networks reveal how electron acoustic waves and quasi-BICs emerge through intricate…

 

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Hybrid Photonic Materials with Titania-Enhanced Block Copolymer Structures

By integrating titania nanoparticles into self-assembled block copolymers, we create hybrid materials…

 

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Inverted 3D Photonic Crystals from Colloidal Self-Assembly

Using templated self-assembly and material inversion, this project creates 3D photonic crystals with…

 

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Ion-selective membranes for power conversion from salinity gradients with unprecedented efficiency

Electric eel-inspired materials to storage and deliver electrical power

 

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Living Colors: Magnetically Tunable Photonic Gels for Adaptive Camouflage

Inspired by cephalopods, we design soft materials that change color on demand using magnetic fields and…

 

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Mechanoluminochromic Coatings for Real-Time Damage Detection

We develop UV-activated polymer coatings that visibly reveal stress and impact damage—enabling real-time…

 

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Metamaterial Floquet modes

Developing tools to obtain metamaterial evanescent Floquet modes

 

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Microfluidics for Tailored Photonic Microparticle Fabrication

Microfluidic techniques enable the precise and scalable fabrication of polymer microparticles with controlled…

 

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Molecular Building Blocks of Structural Color

To recreate nature’s vibrant structural colors, we investigate the lipids and proteins responsible for…

 

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Nanostructured polymer particles

Polymer particles with well-defined nanostructures obtained via the confined self-assembly of block copolymers…

 

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Photonic Structural Materials with Controlled Disorder (ERC)

Discovering hidden correlations in disordered photonic materials

 

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Plant-inspired materials and surfaces

Plant-inspired materials and surfaces

 

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Radial Lasers from All-Polymer Spherical Microcavities

We are pioneering a new class of low-threshold lasers by creating fully solution-processed, polymer-based…

 

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Self-assembly of Biomimetic Photonic Crystals

Reveal the self-assembly process of photonic crystals in nature and their bio-inspired fabrication

 

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