@inproceedings{1a0445bcef3e481b88ec636902123f11,
title = "Programmable chiral liquid crystal elastomer with broadband tunability",
abstract = "Chiral liquid crystal elastomers amalgamate the micro-optical features of self-Assembled nanostructures with their super-mechanical attributes, providing repeatable stimulus responsivity, which has a wide range of applications in MOEMS. This study presents a programmable chiral liquid crystal elastomer (CLCE) with broadband tunability. Stretching induces a blue shift in the wavelength of the reflection center of CLCEs. Upon stress relief, the elastomer can revert to its initial color. Significant structural color changes within the visible range, spanning over 200 nm in wavelength, are achieved. Control over the initial color of CLCEs is achieved by adjusting the chiral dopant concentration, establishing a relationship between the initial reflection center wavelength and the chiral dopant concentration, shifting from red at 1.9 wt.% to blue at 2.9 wt.%.",
keywords = "Chiral liquid crystal elastomers, MOEMS, Structural color",
author = "Yexiaotong Zhang and Jinying Zhang and Jiaxing Yang and Xinye Wang",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} COPYRIGHT SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.; 2023 Advanced Fiber Laser Conference, AFL 2023 ; Conference date: 10-11-2023 Through 12-11-2023",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1117/12.3023524",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Pu Zhou",
booktitle = "Advanced Fiber Laser Conference, AFL 2023",
address = "United States",
}