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| Title |
Iridescence from photonic crystals and its suppression in butterfly scales
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, November 2008
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| DOI | 10.1098/rsif.2008.0353.focus |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Leon Poladian, Shelley Wickham, Kwan Lee, Maryanne C.J Large |
| Abstract |
Regular three-dimensional periodic structures have been observed in the scales of over half a dozen butterfly species. We compare several of these structures: we calculate their photonic bandgap properties; measure the angular variation of the reflection spectra; and relate the observed iridescence (or its suppression) to the structures. We compare the mechanisms for iridescence suppression in different species and conclude with some speculations about form, function, development and evolution. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 78 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Hungary | 1 | 1% |
| Serbia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 23 | 29% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 21% |
| Unknown | 7 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Physics and Astronomy | 22 | 28% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 24% |
| Materials Science | 8 | 10% |
| Engineering | 7 | 9% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 10% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 October 2010.
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#1,795
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#12
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