Fig. 8: Comparison of the E-field norm distribution (color) simulated by COMSOL Multiphysics with the top-view SEM images of the IA-Chol films (black and white) with polystyrene spheres (D = 500 nm) on the surfaces after being exposed to the circularly polarized light for 10 min.
From: Self-organized patterning on azo molecular glass film via optical near-field effect

a Single polystyrene sphere. b-f Two polystyrene spheres. g, h Three polystyrene spheres. The light intensity and wavelength were 300 mW cm−2 and 488 nm. The scale bars in all the SEM images correspond to 1 μm.