Chiral liquid crystal elastomers advance light modulation

Jiazhe Ma; Zhongqiang Yang

doi:10.1038/s41377-024-01549-4

Light: Science & Applications (Aug 2024)

Chiral liquid crystal elastomers advance light modulation

Jiazhe Ma,
Zhongqiang Yang

Affiliations

Jiazhe Ma: Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University
Zhongqiang Yang: Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-024-01549-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

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Abstract Chiral liquid crystal elastomers, as soft photonic materials, enable dynamic omnidirectional tuning of circularly polarized reflection wavelength and function as an effective medium for full-color circularly polarized luminescence, showing promise for advanced photonic 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
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