Light Manipulation by Single Cells: The Case of Diatoms

Figure 5

Calculated two-dimensional band structure of the inner layer of a single valve of C. wailesii diatom, with pores diameter  μm and lattice constant  μm (a). The same calculations have been performed substituting silica () with titania () (b). Calculations have been performed for Transverse Electric (TE) polarization.

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