Photonic crystal (PC) is an emerging optical microstructure material with adjustable
dielectric constant, which can vary with its space periodically. It has exhibited excellent …

Stimulus-responsive photonic crystals (PCs) possessing unconventional nonclosely packed
structures have received growing attention due to their unique capability of mimicking the …

Smart colloidal photonic crystals (PCs) with stimuli-responsive periodic micro/nano-
structures, photonic bandgaps, and structural colors have shown unique advantages (high …

Paper has remained the world's most‐widely accessible information medium even as
sustainable and reusable paper replacements have attracted increasing attention. Here, an …

Control over the stimuli-responsive behavior of smart molecular systems can influence their
capability to execute complex functionalities. Herein, we report the development of a suite of …

Controlling and understanding the electrochemical properties of electroactive polymeric
colloids is a highly topical but still a rather unexplored field of research. This is especially …

Simple but efficient encryption of photonic crystals (PCs) with tunable optical properties is
highly desired for information encryption and anti-counterfeiting. Here, a transparent …

A series of self-assembled functional Pt (II) molecular hexagons (M1–M3) is reported.
Hexagons M1 and M2 were designed employing aggregation induced emissive and …

We determined the higher-order structures of polymer-brush-modified nanoparticles (PSiPs)
in ionic liquids and explained the self-assembled structures as functions of the PSiP …

In nature, many species can protect themselves and communicate with peers by changing
their body color, which innovates the significant applications of the color variation in security …