--- res: bibo_abstract: - We present the synthesis of indium oxide (In2O3) inverse opal films with photonic stop bands in the visible range by a structure replication method. Artificial opal films made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) spheres are utilized as template. The opal films are deposited via sedimentation facilitated by ultrasonication, and then impregnated by indium nitrate solution, which is thermally converted to In2O3 after drying. The quality of the resulting inverse opal film depends on many parameters; in this study the water content of the indium nitrate/PMMA composite after drying is investigated. Comparison of the reflectance spectra recorded by vis-spectroscopy with simulated data shows a good agreement between the peak position and calculated stop band positions for the inverse opals. This synthesis is less complex and highly efficient compared to most other techniques and is suitable for use in many applications.@eng bibo_authorlist: - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Sabrina foaf_name: Amrehn, Sabrina foaf_surname: Amrehn - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Daniel foaf_name: Berghoff, Daniel foaf_surname: Berghoff foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=38175 - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Andreas foaf_name: Nikitin, Andreas foaf_surname: Nikitin - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Matthias foaf_name: Reichelt, Matthias foaf_surname: Reichelt foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=138 - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Xia foaf_name: Wu, Xia foaf_surname: Wu - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Torsten foaf_name: Meier, Torsten foaf_surname: Meier foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=344 orcid: 0000-0001-8864-2072 - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Thorsten foaf_name: Wagner, Thorsten foaf_surname: Wagner bibo_doi: 10.1016/j.photonics.2016.02.005 bibo_volume: 19 dct_date: 2016^xs_gYear dct_isPartOf: - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1569-4410 dct_language: eng dct_title: Indium oxide inverse opal films synthesized by structure replication method@ ...