Abstract
A photonic bandgap (PBG) extension of surface-disordered 3D photonic crystals (PCs) based on the inverse opal () architecture has been demonstrated. By using a liquid phase deposition (LPD) process based on the controlled hydrolysis of ammonium hexafluorotitanate and boric acid, an extra layer of nanoparticles were deposited onto the internal surface of the air voids in the to increase their surface roughness, thereby introducing surface disorder in the 3D order structures. The PBG relative width of surface-disordered has been broadened significantly, and, compared to the original , its largest rate of increase (27%) has been obtained. It was found that the PBG relative width increased rapidly at first and then to a much slower rate of change with increase of the duration of the LPD time. A possible cause for this finding is discussed in this Letter.
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