Light-induced saturation change in the angle-independent structural coloration of colloidal amorphous arrays

Abstract

Light-induced saturation changes in the angle-independent structural coloration of a colloidal amorphous array mainly composed of submicron-sized fine spherical silica particles including a tiny amount of titanium oxide nanoparticles were investigated using a photoelectrochemical reaction of the Ag/Ag+ system, which can exhibit a change in the brightness of the black color.