Study on the chirality of gyroid photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales

Study on the chirality of gyroid photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales

Abstract Some brilliantly colored butterflies are known to possess gyroid photonic crystals in the wing scale. As the gyroid structure is inherently chiral, it is an intriguing question whether the structure has enantiomeric purity or not, considering that biomolecules exhibit homochirality. It has...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Inoue, Kai Saito, Hinao Aoyama, Haruya Inoue, Ryosuke Ohnuki, Shinya Yoshioka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Teinopalpus imperialis
Parides sesostris
Gyroid photonic crystal
Chirality selection
Crystal orientation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05750-2
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