Super black and ultrathin amorphous carbon film inspired by anti-reflection architecture in butterfly wing

Qibin Zhao; Tongxiang Fan; Jian Ding; Di Zhang; Qixin Guo; Masao Kamada

doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2010.10.048

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Materials scienceReflection (computer programming)Finite-difference time-domain methodAmorphous solidOpticsAbsorption (acoustics)Carbon fibersCarbon blackAmorphous carbonRefractive indexOptoelectronicsComposite materialComposite numberCrystallographyComputer sciencePhysicsChemistry

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 49
Issue: 3
Pages: 877-883
Citations: 119
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                                    Qibin Zhao, 
                                
                                    Tongxiang Fan, 
                                
                                    Jian Ding
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Super black and ultrathin amorphous carbon film inspired by anti-reflection architecture in butterfly wing. 
                            Carbon
                            , 49
                            (3)
                            , 877-883.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2010.10.048
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.10.048