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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

Dynamic anticounterfeiting and tunable lasing with screen-printed cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers.

Guangyin Qu, Lulu Guo, Xiaojuan Zhang, Siqi Li, Yan Kuai, Weiwei Fu, Tianyu Yang, Jialin Wen, Benli Yu, Zhijia Hu

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Guangyin QuState Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Protection Technology, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.ORCID 0009-0000-2351-6331
Lulu GuoState Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Protection Technology, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Xiaojuan ZhangInstitute of Very Large Scale Integration Design, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China.
Siqi LiState Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Protection Technology, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Yan KuaiState Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Protection Technology, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Weiwei FuState Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Protection Technology, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Tianyu YangInstitute of Opto-Electronic Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Jialin WenInstitute of Opto-Electronic Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Benli YuState Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Protection Technology, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Zhijia HuState Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Protection Technology, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8960-5318

Funding

Anhui Young Wanjiang Scholars Talent Project Z010118167Excellent Scientific Research and Innovation Team of Anhui Province 2022AH010003Hefei Municipal Natural Science Foundation No. HZR2401Innovation Project for the Returned Overseas Scholars of Anhui Province 2021LCX011National Natural Science Foundation of China 12574449 12174002 11874012Special Project of State Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Acquisition and Protection Technology OEIAPT20250109
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Abstract

Structural colors hold significant application value in anticounterfeiting, displays, and smart coatings due to their high stability, eco-friendliness, and dynamic optical response potential. However, conventional fabrication strategies for photonic crystals-such as photolithography and inkjet printing-suffer from limitations including high mask costs, nozzle clogging, lattice defects, and difficulties in scaling production. This study introduces an innovative screen-printing technique to achieve high-fidelity and multicolor structural color patterning based on cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs), overcoming key challenges in controlling the alignment of mesoscopic helical structures and ensuring spatial homogeneity of the photonic bandgap. Crucially, the chiral helical superstructure of CLCEs was investigated, revealing its decisive role in governing the circular polarization properties of the reflected light. The printed patterns exhibit dynamic optical behaviors, including viewing-angle-dependent color shifts, inherent selective circularly polarized reflection dictated by the handedness of the helix, and reversible mechanochromic responses under strain. Furthermore, integration of photochromic spiropyran enables multistimulus-responsive color and fluorescence switching under light and thermal stimuli, as well as ultraviolet-tunable (645 to 685 nm) random lasing emission. This work demonstrates that screen-printed CLCEs, with their excellent substrate compatibility and scalability, constitute a promising platform for next-generation anticounterfeiting labels, smart packaging, and flexible photonic devices.

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cholesteric liquid crystal elastomersdynamic structural colorinformation anticounterfeitingrandom lasing

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PMID41855261
PMCPMC13012104

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