Butterfly Thin Films Serve as Solar Collectors

Butterfly Thin Films Serve as Solar Collectors

Thin film structures in butterfly wing and body scales cause optical interference that results in colorful iridescence. This reflected sunlight serves a variety of known functions, including coloration for camouflage and signaling for courtship. As a complementary function, our findings demonstrate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the Entomological Society of America 1998-01, Vol.91 (1), p.122-127
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description Thin film structures in butterfly wing and body scales cause optical interference that results in colorful iridescence. This reflected sunlight serves a variety of known functions, including coloration for camouflage and signaling for courtship. As a complementary function, our findings demonstrate that by absorbing the noniridescent wavelengths these film structures capture a significant amount of the total solar radiation. Butterflies can absorb as much as 96% of the incident solar radiation, or as little as 65%, depending on minute variations in film thicknesses. These results suggest that the specialization of these films includes the known reflective functions, as well as absorptive functions such as thermoregulation.
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