The invention discloses shell-imitated mechanically-enhanced
photonic crystal paper, a preparation method thereof and application of the shell-imitated mechanically-enhanced
photonic crystal paper in repeatable printing. The
photonic crystal paper is prepared from a
zirconium phosphate layered material and soft gel through blade
coating shear force induced self-
assembly alternate arrangement. The photonic
crystal paper disclosed by the invention has a shell-imitated
brick mud structure, and meanwhile,
zirconium phosphate and soft gel have a strong
hydrogen-bond interaction, so that the photonic
crystal paper has high tensile strength, high flexibility, high modulus and self-supporting property, and can support repeated printing. When an
aqueous solution containing a hygroscopic solute is used as ink to carry out ink-jet printing on the photonic
crystal paper, the
gel matrix is swelled, the lattice spacing is increased, and a lasting multi-
color printing effect is achieved. The selected
zirconium phosphate layered material has good
thermal stability, and meanwhile, the
brick mud structure can reduce the
oxygen transmittance, so that the photonic crystal paper has
flame retardant property, and the storage safety is improved. The blade
coating method is simple and rapid, so that
continuous production of the photonic crystal paper can be realized.