Self-Assembled Dual-Band Camouflage Skin

High Vis absorption, low IR emission

Au nanoparticle hollow pillars enable simultaneous visible and infrared camouflage with skin-like attachability and breathability.

Xu, Ning · Zhou, Lin L. · Wei, Tianqi · Yang, Yuhan · Liu, Yongmin · Zhu, Jia

Science Advances 2024

Advantages

Visible absorptivity ~0.947

Mid-infrared emissivity ~0.074

Long-wavelength infrared emissivity ~0.045

Radiation temperature reduction from 678 K to 353 K