Zirconia Inverse Opal
Diffuse reflectance of zirconia inverse opals with 285 nm pores. The spectral position shifts to higher wavelengths as the refractive index of the filling fluid increases. The spectra are vertically offset for clarity.
R. C. Schroden, M. Al-Daous, C. F. Blanford, and A. Stein, Optical Properties of Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals, Chem. Mater., 14, 3305-3315 (2002).