Journal
CHEMPHYSCHEM
Volume 15, Issue 11, Pages 2209-2215Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402095
Keywords
amorphous materials; colloidal particles; dyes/pigments; silica particles; structural color
Funding
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) [24120004, 4402, 23245047, 22107012, 2206]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26400432, 23245047] Funding Source: KAKEN
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It is desirable to produce colourful pigments that have anti-fading properties and are environmentally friendly. In this Concept, we describe recently developed pigments that exhibit such characteristics. The pigments consist of amorphous arrays of submicron silica particles, and they exhibit saturated and angle-independent structural colours. Variously coloured pigments can be produced by changing the size of the particles, and the saturation of the colour can be controlled by incorporating small amounts of black particles. We review a simple analysis that is useful for interpreting the angular independence of the structural colours and discuss the remaining tasks that must be accomplished for the realistic application of these pigments.
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