[HTML][HTML] Development of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals: From mode innovation to applications

H Zhang, Z Miao, W Shen - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), comprised of submicron-sized LC droplets
embedded in a continuous polymer matrix, have been the subject of interest for scientists …

Recent progress in liquid crystal‐based smart windows: materials, structures, and design

W Shen, G Li - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the vital elements for building environments, windows are utilized to bring light as well as
thermal irradiation into the interior places and afford the medium for the communication …

Liquid Crystals for Advanced Smart Devices with Microwave and Millimeter‐Wave Applications: Recent Progress for Next‐Generation Communications

J Ma, J Choi, S Park, I Kong, D Kim, C Lee… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid crystals (LCs) technology have a well‐established history of applications in visible
light, particularly in the display industry. However, with the rapid growth in communication …

Recent advances in the polymer dispersed liquid crystal composite and its applications

MH Saeed, S Zhang, Y Cao, L Zhou, J Hu… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) have kindled a spark of interest because of their
unique characteristic of electrically controlled switching. However, some issues including …

Effect of the photoinitiator concentration on the electro-optical properties of thiol–acrylate-based PDLC smart windows

N Nasir, S Kumar, M Kim, VH Nguyen… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), an indispensable class of electrically switchable
materials, where nano-or microsized liquid crystal (LC) droplets are phase-separated from …

Triboelectric-optical responsive cholesteric liquid crystals for self-powered smart window, E-paper display and optical switch

H Liu, ZH Guo, F Xu, L Jia, C Pan, ZL Wang, X Pu - Science Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Intelligent responsive devices are crucial for a variety of applications ranging from smart
electronics to robotics. Electro-responsive cholesteric liquid crystals (CLC) have been widely …

Biomimetic solid–liquid transition structural dye-doped liquid crystal/phase-change-material microcapsules designed for wearable bistable electrochromic fabric

M Sheng, J Li, X Jiang, C Wang, J Li… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A novel polymer microcapsule-filled dye-doped liquid crystal (DDLC) and phase-change
material (PCM) system inspired by biological materials was first proposed, which was further …

A bistable ion-doped cholesteric liquid crystal smart window with a small amount of polymer

X Li, M Zhang, C Zhang, R Niu, H Ma, Y Sun - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Bistable liquid crystal devices, which require electricity only at the switching processes of the
two states, have advantages in energy saving and safety compared with monostable liquid …

Effect of polymer network topology on the electro‐optical performance of polymer stabilized liquid crystal (PSLC) devices

Y Zhou, Y You, X Liao, W Liu, L Zhou… - Macromolecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer‐stabilized liquid crystal (PSLC) devices can realize fast switching between
transparent and scattering state, and have been widely applied as smart windows and …

Effects of rigid structures containing (meth) acrylate monomers and crosslinking agents with different chain length on the morphology and electro-optical properties of …

MH Saeed, S Zhang, L Zhou, G Chen… - Journal of Modern …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This contribution investigates the preparation of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC)
films based on meth (acrylate) monomers containing rigid structures. The current study …