Liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials: from chiral plasmonics to circularly polarized luminescence

Xuan Zhang; Yiyi Xu; Cristian Valenzuela; Xinfang Zhang; Ling Wang; Wei Feng; Quan Li

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-00913-6

Light: Science & Applications (Jul 2022)

Liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials: from chiral plasmonics to circularly polarized luminescence

Xuan Zhang,
Yiyi Xu,
Cristian Valenzuela,
Xinfang Zhang,
Ling Wang,
Wei Feng,
Quan Li

Affiliations

Xuan Zhang: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Yiyi Xu: Institute of Advanced Materials and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University
Cristian Valenzuela: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Xinfang Zhang: Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University
Ling Wang: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Wei Feng: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Quan Li: Institute of Advanced Materials and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-022-00913-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 29

Abstract

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This review focuses on liquid crystal-templated chiral functional nanomaterials, including chiral plasmonic nanomaterials and chiral luminescent nanomaterials, introducing their underlying mechanisms, chiroptical properties, and potential applications.

Published in Light: Science & Applications

ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
Website: https://www.nature.com/lsa/

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