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What role do alternating high/low refractive index oxide layers (e.g. TiO2/SiO2) deposited via sol-gel processing play in reproducing structural coloration?
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Biomimetic reconstruction of butterfly wing scale nanostructures for radiative cooling and structural coloration
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