Tailoring the optical properties of matter with Sol-Gel: innovative optical materials for 3D photonic crystals with complete photonic band-gap.

该项目的成功将有助于改进从光学到绿色能源生产等不同领域的现有技术。三维光子带隙（Photonic Band-Gap，PBG）结构的实现是迈向全光学数据处理系统的第一步，是继电子处理器之后最具革命性的技术成就之一。现有太阳能电池和基于聚合物的太阳能电池的能量转换效率的提高将由于实施PhCs作为高反射层而实现。为生产高质量的光子材料建立可扩展的协议将使澳大利亚成为未来光子器件市场的领先国家。

The success of this project will allow for improvement of existing technologies in diverse fields, from optics to green energy production. Realization of 3D complete Photonic Band-Gap (PBG) structures is the first step toward full optic-based data processing systems, which will be one of the most revolutionary achievements in technology after introduction of electronic-based processors. Improvement of energy conversion efficiency of existing solar cells and polymer-based solar cells will be achievable thanks to implementation of PhCs as high-reflective layers. The establishment of scaleable protocols for production of high quality materials for photonics will put Australia among the leading countries in the future photonic-devices market.