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标题：Diffuse reflection inside a hexagonal nanocavity
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作者：Nengwen Wang ; Xiaodong Chen ; Yuhua Yang 等
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
DOI：10.1038/srep01298
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：Geometrical diffuse reflection is a common optical phenomenon that occurs when a reflecting surface has roughness of order of hundreds of micrometres. Light rays thus reflect uniformly in all directions with each ray obeying Snell's law. Of interest is knowing what happens when light reflects off surfaces with roughness of nanometres. Here, by introducing nanoscaled roughness on the hexagonal faces of ZnO nanocavities, we observe luminescent profiles with flowery patterns, replacing the usual whispering gallery modes. The unique profile for these nanocavities is attributed to wave diffuse reflection, which occurs when the features on the reflecting surfaces are typically nanometre-sized. Light with wavelengths of similar scale “sees” these nano-perturbations, and undergoes scattering rather than geometrical diffuse reflection. These findings could benefit the fields of nanoscale topography and nanoscopic uniform lighting by using wave diffuse reflection.