Table 1 Comparison of the experimentally determined geometric properties of the reference sponges with those obtained by means of phase-field simulation.

From: Structural and optical properties of gold nanosponges revealed via 3D nano-reconstruction and phase-field models

type of sponge

VF

OF

KT

HT

p

Φ

reference sponges

coarse

Sc,ref

0.404

1.719

−578.05

−8.268

47

0.596

 

fine

Sf,ref

0.391

3.074

−5592.03

−24.832

446

0.609

simulated sponges

coarse

Sc,1

0.390

1.720

−578.05

−8.945

47

0.610

  

Sc,2

0.410

1.742

−640.88

−8.490

52

0.590

  

Sc,3

0.396

1.717

−565.49

−8.700

46

0.604

  

Sc,4

0.406

1.678

−527.79

−7.494

43

0.594

  

Sc,5

0.375

1.723

−703.72

−9.678

57

0.625

 

fine

Sf,1

0.385

3.013

−5554.34

−22.643

443

0.615

  

Sf,2

0.379

2.966

−5164.78

−22.809

412

0.621

  

Sf,3

0.387

3.008

−5453.80

−22.652

435

0.613

  

Sf,4

0.382

2.973

−5277.88

−22.090

421

0.618

  

Sf,5

0.385

3.008

−5453.80

−23.089

435

0.615