Vivid colours in hyperuniform complex-index photonic structures by resonant interference of photonic band gaps and optical band gaps.

Hyperuniform photonic structures (HPSs) have been doped with complex index materials to increase their reflectivity and colour expression range. HPSs synthesized using dielectric SiO nanoparticles have been mixed with a small amount of dopant nanoparticles ( ≤ 1%) having a complex refractive index. Various dyes including Sudan I, Sudan Blue II, Alizarin yellow GG, Bromocresol purple and polydopamine (PDA) are used as dopants.