Chiral liquid crystal elastomers advance light modulation

Jiazhe Ma; Zhongqiang Yang

doi:10.1038/s41377-024-01549-4

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Chiral liquid crystal elastomers advance light modulation

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- Chiral liquid crystal elastomers advance light modulation
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 13, Issue 9, Pages: 1698-1700(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  2.Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Author bio：
  
  Zhongqiang Yang (zyang@tsinghua.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-024-01549-4
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- Published Online：23 August 2024，
  
  Published：30 September 2024
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Ma, J. Z. & Yang, Z. Q. Chiral liquid crystal elastomers advance light modulation. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 1698-1700 (2024).
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Ma, J. Z. & Yang, Z. Q. Chiral liquid crystal elastomers advance light modulation. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 1698-1700 (2024). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-024-01549-4.

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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.

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