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| Title |
The role of random nanostructures for the omnidirectional anti-reflection properties of the glasswing butterfly
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms7909 |
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| Authors |
Radwanul Hasan Siddique, Guillaume Gomard, Hendrik Hölscher |
| Abstract |
The glasswing butterfly (Greta oto) has, as its name suggests, transparent wings with remarkable low haze and reflectance over the whole visible spectral range even for large view angles of 80°. This omnidirectional anti-reflection behaviour is caused by small nanopillars covering the transparent regions of its wings. In difference to other anti-reflection coatings found in nature, these pillars are irregularly arranged and feature a random height and width distribution. Here we simulate the optical properties with the effective medium theory and transfer matrix method and show that the random height distribution of pillars significantly reduces the reflection not only for normal incidence but also for high view angles. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 96 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5% |
| Canada | 4 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Comoros | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Uganda | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 8 | 8% |
| Unknown | 56 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 79 | 82% |
| Scientists | 13 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 314 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 308 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 79 | 25% |
| Researcher | 49 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 42 | 13% |
| Unknown | 71 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | 54 | 17% |
| Engineering | 50 | 16% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 40 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 6% |
| Other | 40 | 13% |
| Unknown | 90 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 289. 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 12 August 2023.
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#1,234
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