Core‐Shell Micro‐ and Nano‐Structures for The Modification of Light‐Surface Interactions

Core‐Shell Micro‐ and Nano‐Structures for The Modification of Light‐Surface Interactions

Advanced Optical Materials

10.1002/adom.202301955

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adom.202301955

Reuben J. Yeo, Jayven C. C. Yeo, Sze Yu Tan, Anqi Sng, Nikodem Tomczak, Joseph Kinyanjui Muiruri, Suxi Wang, Pei Wang, Warintorn Thitsartarn, Fuke Wang, Enyi Ye, Zibiao Li, Jianwei Xu, Xian Jun Loh, Qiang Zhu

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

28 November 2023

Yeo, R. J., Yeo, J. C. C., Yu Tan, S., Sng, A., Tomczak, N., Muiruri, J. K., Wang, S., Wang, P., Thitsartarn, W., Wang, F., Ye, E., Li, Z., Xu, J., Loh, X. J., & Zhu, Q. (2023). Core‐Shell Micro‐ and Nano‐Structures for The Modification of Light‐Surface Interactions. Advanced Optical Materials. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202301955

AbstractControlling how a material interacts with light is key to optimizing its optical properties to fit a desired function or application. The most straightforward approach is to chemically or physically modify the surface exposed to incident light. An effective method of surface modification is based on the addition of core‐shell structures at the surface. Of particular importance to many technological applications are core‐shell structures with dimensions comparable to the wavelengths of light extending from the UV up to the near‐IR region of the electromagnetic spectrum, which coincides with the major part of the solar spectrum. Surface modification approaches to tailor the optical properties of materials in this range of wavelengths are increasingly relevant in the context of materials and devices used in sustainable energy applications, such as solar cells and heat‐reflective paints. These materials are useful to mitigate the current energy and climate crises by allowing for enhanced energy harvesting and improved thermal management, respectively. Here, recent progress in the fabrication and application of core‐shell micro‐/nano‐structures for the modification of light interaction with surfaces is highlighted. Some limitations and future directions for the design of core‐shell materials are also discussed.

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This research / project is supported by the A*STAR - Career Development Fund-Seed Projects
Grant Reference no. : C222812033

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: R. J. Yeo, J. C. C. Yeo, S. Y. Tan, A. Sng, N. Tomczak, J. K. Muiruri, S. Wang, P. Wang, W. Thitsartarn, F. Wang, E. Ye, Z. Li, J. Xu, X. J. Loh, Q. Zhu, Adv. Opt. Mater. 2023, vol, pp. which has been published in final form at DOI: 10.1002/adom.202301955. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.

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