DESCRIZIONE
Certain embodiments are described herein of coatings and articles comprising coatings. In some examples, the coating comprises a textured layer comprising at least one metal or metallic compound. The coating may also comprise a plurality of individual surface features in a micro- or nano-structure size range, wherein the plurality of surface features are positioned in different planes in different heights with respect to a reference zero point in the textured layer. In some instances, there is substantially no space between the plurality of surface features of the textured layer. Methods of producing the coatings are also described.