[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 …

Research Progress of Electrically Driven Multi-Stable Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

K Wang, W Hu, W He, Z Yang, H Cao, D Wang, Y Li - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electrically driven multi-stable cholesteric liquid crystals can be used to adjust the
transmittance of incident light. Compared with the traditional liquid crystal optical devices …

A real-time controllable pressure-driven smart window with Cu2+ solution

C Zhang, D Li, L Wang, S Zhang, C Shen, R Gao - Energy and Buildings, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermochromic smart windows represent a groundbreaking advancement in window
technology, capable of autonomously adjusting their optical properties in response to …

Performance augmentation of bistable cholesteric liquid crystal light shutter-effect of dichroic dye on morphological and electro-optical characteristics

R Gahrotra, V Sharma, AR Dogra, P Malik, P Kumar - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article, bistable cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) light shutters have been fabricated and
the effect of dichroic dye on their morphological and electro-optical properties was studied …

Emerging tunable window technologies for active transparency tuning

M Shrestha, GK Lau, AK Bastola, Z Lu… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Most modern high-rise buildings' facades use glasses for esthetics, daylight, and better
environmental view through them. However, with the increasing use of a larger area of …

A bistable ion-doped cholesteric liquid crystal smart window with a small amount of polymer

X Li, M Zhang, C Zhang, R Niu, H Ma, Y Sun - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Bistable liquid crystal devices, which require electricity only at the switching processes of the
two states, have advantages in energy saving and safety compared with monostable liquid …

Fast-relaxation, dye-doped cholesteric liquid-crystal smart window with a perfect planar state

H Lu, M Zhu, Y Cao, C Ma, L Qiu, J Zhu, M Xu - Dyes and Pigments, 2023 - Elsevier
A fast-relaxation dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal (DDCLC) smart window without any
defects is prepared by the do** of a low bend elastic constants liquid crystal dimer 1 ″, 7 …

Bistable polymer-stabilized cholesteric-liquid-crystal window based on flexoelectric and dielectric effects

Z Zhou, X Zhang, S Halder, L Hu, DK Yang - Physical Review Applied, 2024 - APS
Smart switchable windows for buildings and vehicles become more and more important
because they can reduce energy consumption. They exhibit two optically contrasting states …

Electrically induced coloration of polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal films with broadband reflection capability for smart windows

H Zhang, J Liu, X Zhao, J Gao, C Ma, Y Zhao, R Yao… - Dyes and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel approach to realizing the electrically induced coloration of polymer-
stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal (LC) films with broadband reflection capability for smart …

Inquisitive Optical and Electro-Optical Attributes of Azo-Dye Dispersed Nematic Liquid Crystal for Applications in Wavelength-Tunable Optical Filters

S Agarwal, BP Singh, S Tripathi… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The requirement of selecting a desired wavelength channel from a number of available
wavelengths is of great research interest for application in advanced light-wave systems …