1. Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia 2. St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics, St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract:
Perfect 3D film photonic crystals are synthesized from submicron spherical silica particles consisting of a nonporous core and a mesoporous shell. The obtained photonic crystals with a hierarchical pore arrangement—transport macropores between particles and mesopores inside the shell—are promising for application in optical gas sensors.