Research Progress on Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals for Pattern Replication Applications

Autor: Hao Wang, Huimin Zhou, Wanli He, Zhou Yang, Hui Cao, Dong Wang, Yuzhan Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Materials, Vol 16, Iss 1, p 194 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma16010194
Popis: Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals (BPLCs) are considered to be excellent 3D photonic crystals and have attracted a great deal of attention due to their great potential for advanced applications in a wide range of fields including self-assembling tunable photonic crystals and fast-response displays. BPLCs exhibit promise in patterned applications due to their sub-millisecond response time, three-dimensional cubic structure, macroscopic optical isotropy and high contrast ratio. The diversity of patterned applications developed based on BPLCs has attracted much attention. This paper focuses on the latest advances in blue-phase (BP) materials, including applications in patterned microscopy, electric field driving, handwriting driving, optical writing and inkjet printing. The paper concludes with future challenges and opportunities for BP materials, providing important insights into the subsequent development of BP.
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