Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals: progress in preparation, investigation, and application

S Bronnikov, S Kostromin, V Zuev - Journal of Macromolecular …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), composed of micro-sized liquid crystal domains
embedded in a continuous polymer matrix, are an important class of materials that hold …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in multicomponent systems: Liquid crystal/nanoparticles/polymer

A Gridyakina, N Kasian, MS Chychłowski… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multicomponent systems based on liquid crystals are of great interest both in the field of
scientific research and in the field of practical application. To date, one of the most studied …

A temperature and electric field-responsive flexible smart film with full broadband optical modulation

X Liang, S Guo, M Chen, C Li, Q Wang, C Zou… - Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This study provides a new procedure for the preparation of a flexible multi-responsive smart
film containing tin-doped indium oxide nanocrystals and a phase-separated liquid crystal …

Orthogonal reconstruction of upconversion and holographic images for anticounterfeiting based on energy transfer

M Ni, W Luo, D Wang, Y Zhang, H Peng… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Crosstalk-free reconstruction of multiple images within a single element can greatly boost
the image capacity and information security. We herein demonstrate a viable approach by …

Frequency‐driven self‐organized helical superstructures loaded with mesogen‐grafted silica nanoparticles

KG Gutierrez‐Cuevas, L Wang, Z Zheng… - Angewandte …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Adding colloidal nanoparticles into liquid‐crystal media has become a promising pathway
either to enhance or to introduce novel properties for improved device performance. Here …

Advances in the metal nanoparticles (MNPs) doped liquid crystals and polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) composites and their applications-a review

F Ahmad, M Luqman, M Jamil - Molecular Crystals and Liquid …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
There is a great interest in doping of different types of nanoparticles (NPs) in the opto-
electronic display devices including liquid crystal displays and polymer dispersed LCs …

Active and passive modulation of solar light transmittance in a hybrid thermochromic soft-matter system for energy-saving smart window applications

X Liang, M Chen, Q Wang, S Guo, L Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermochromic systems are promising candidates for energy-saving smart window
applications. However, these passively responsive optical materials are subject to limitations …

Electrically switchable light transmittance of epoxy-mercaptan polymer/nematic liquid crystal composites with controllable microstructures

W Shen, L Wang, T Zhong, G Chen, C Li, M Chen… - Polymer, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we report the design, preparation and properties of epoxy-mercaptan
polymer/nematic liquid crystal (LC) composites with electrically switchable optical …

Study on the preparation and performance of an electrically controlled dimming film with wide working temperature range

J Xu, M Yu, G Chen, X Wang, J Hu, C Zou… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films have shown potential applications in various
fields such as curtain walls, indoor partitions and smart windows due to their large-area and …

Photoinitiation and inhibition under monochromatic green light for storage of colored 3D images in holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystals

G Chen, M Ni, H Peng, F Huang, Y Liao… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Holographic photopolymer composites have garnered a great deal of interest in recent
decades, not only because of their advantageous light sensitivity but also due to their …