Colloidal self-assembly approaches to smart nanostructured materials

Z Li, Q Fan, Y Yin - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …

Metasurface-driven optically variable devices

C Jung, G Kim, M Jeong, J Jang, Z Dong… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Optically variable devices (OVDs) are in tremendous demand as optical indicators against
the increasing threat of counterfeiting. Conventional OVDs are exposed to the danger of …

Whole-infrared-band camouflage with dual-band radiative heat dissipation

B Qin, Y Zhu, Y Zhou, M Qiu, Q Li - Light: Science & Applications, 2023 - nature.com
Advanced multispectral detection technologies have emerged as a significant threat to
objects, necessitating the use of multiband camouflage. However, achieving effective …

Thermal camouflaging metamaterials

R Hu, W Xi, Y Liu, K Tang, J Song, X Luo, J Wu… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal camouflage technologies, which aim at blending the infrared (IR) signature of
targets into the background to counter the IR detection, have witnessed increasing …

Nonvolatile optically reconfigurable radiative metasurface with visible tunability for anticounterfeiting

Z Xu, H Luo, H Zhu, Y Hong, W Shen, J Ding… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Control of thermal emission underpins fundamental science, as it is related to both heat and
infrared electromagnetic wave transport. However, realizing nonvolatile reconfigurable …

Design strategies and applications of dimensional optical field manipulation based on metasurfaces

W Liu, Z Li, MA Ansari, H Cheng, J Tian… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent rapid progress in metasurfaces is underpinned by the physics of local and nonlocal
resonances and the modes coupling among them, leading to tremendous applications such …

Enabling active nanotechnologies by phase transition: from electronics, photonics to thermotics

C Zheng, RE Simpson, K Tang, Y Ke, A Nemati… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phase transitions can occur in certain materials such as transition metal oxides (TMOs) and
chalcogenides when there is a change in external conditions such as temperature and …

A comprehensive review on the prospects of next-generation wearable electronics for individualized health monitoring, assistive robotics, and communication

AS Farooq, P Zhang - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022 - Elsevier
Wearable electronics offer a robust and emerging framework for invasive and on-skin
electronics that are expected to be long-lasting, lightweight, flexible, and conformable …

Spatially resolved dynamically reconfigurable multilevel control of thermal emission

Z Xu, Q Li, K Du, S Long, Y Yang, X Cao… - Laser & Photonics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Spatially resolved dynamically reconfigurable control of thermal emission has
comprehensive implications for fundamental science and technological applications, such …

Noncontact human-machine interaction based on hand-responsive infrared structural color

S An, H Zhu, C Guo, B Fu, C Song, P Tao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Noncontact human-machine interaction provides a hygienic and intelligent approach for the
communication between human and robots. Current noncontact human-machine …