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ArticleSmall science2021

3D Chiral Photonic Nanostructures Based on Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals.

Yanzhao Yang, Ling Wang, Huai Yang, Quan Li

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Article in Small science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Photopatterned Anchoring Stabilizing Monodomain Blue Phases.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2024
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  4. Structural Color Colloidal Photonic Crystals for Biomedical Applications.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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  12. Liquid crystal-based structural color actuators.Light, science & applications · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Yanzhao YangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 China.
Ling WangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 China.
Huai YangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China.
Quan LiInstitute of Advanced Materials and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China.ORCID 0000-0002-9042-360X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

3D photonic nanostructures with intrinsic chirality have recently entered the research limelight due to their fundamental importance and potential technological applications. Blue-phase liquid crystals (BPLCs) with chiral cubic nanostructures are an inventive example of 3D chiral photonic nanostructures. The inherently self-organized 3D chiral nanostructures give rise to a complete photonic bandgap, which results in the selective reflection of circularly polarized light in all three dimensions. Herein, a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art of BPLCs and their potential applications is presented. First, the history and fundamentals of BPLCs are introduced. Then, the recent endeavors in the design, synthesis, and properties of BPLCs such as lattice orientation control with different techniques, photonic bandgap tuning with external fields, and fabrication of free-standing BPLC polymer films are summarized. Finally, a discussion of the future challenges and potential applications of BPLCs is provided. It is believed that this review would stimulate innovative ideas for the design and engineering of novel chiral nanostructured materials for advanced photonic systems with tailorable functionalities.

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3D nanostructuresblue-phase liquid crystalschiral photonicsmolecular self-assemblies

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PMID40212710
PMCPMC11936055

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