Advanced liquid crystal-based switchable optical devices for light protection applications: principles and strategies

R Zhang, Z Zhang, J Han, L Yang, J Li, Z Song… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
With the development of optical technologies, transparent materials that provide protection
from light have received considerable attention from scholars. As important channels for …

[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 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 …

PDLC flexible films with multiple fluorescence and voltage modulated modes and intelligent coding for applications in anti-counterfeiting and transparent displays

Y Lu, X Wang, D Yang, Z Zhong, H Gao, X Du… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) exhibits great potential in anti-
counterfeiting and display device applications, but they still have serious disadvantages of …

Polymer dispersed liquid crystals doped with CeO2 nanoparticles for the smart window

L Jinqian, Y Zhao, H Gao, D Wang, Z Miao, H Cao… - Liquid …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, rare earth oxide CeO2 nanoparticle-doped polymer dispersed liquid crystal
(PDLC) films were prepared by the polymerisation induced phase separation (PIPS) …

Smart Switchable Window with Bistability and Tunability of Transmission

Z Zhou, X Zhang, S Halder, L Hu… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Windows are used everywhere, from buildings to vehicles. Smart switchable windows are
highly sought‐after in order to reduce energy consumption. An ideal smart window should …

PDLC with controllable microstructure using wavelength-selective two-stage polymerization

H Lu, P Huang, T Wu, C Chen, J Shi, M Xu, L Qiu… - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
A wavelength-selective, two-stage polymerization of acrylate-thiol for the formation of
polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films is developed. Via this method, the PDLC with …

The regulation of electric-optical properties of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals via implantation of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) microstructure

Z He, P Yu, Y Zhao, Q Yang, Y Zhao, H Zhang, S Zi… - Liquid …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we report a simple and effective technique to improve the electro-optical
performance of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films via the implantation of …

Effects of chemically functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles on the UV‐shielding characteristics of polymer‐dispersed liquid crystals

X Wang, W Hu, H Chen, MH Saeed… - Polymers for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, smart windows based on polymer‐dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) composites
have garnered enormous interest owing to their electrically switchable properties. However …

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 …