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  • Materials Science
  • Optics
  • Polymer Chemistry

Background:

  • Structural colors offer stable, eco-friendly alternatives for displays and anticounterfeiting.
  • Conventional fabrication methods for photonic crystals face challenges in cost, scalability, and defect control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a scalable screen-printing technique for high-fidelity structural color patterning using CLCEs.
  • To investigate the relationship between CLCE helical structure and optical properties.
  • To explore multistimulus-responsive photonic devices.

Main Methods:

  • Screen printing of cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs).
  • Characterization of helical superstructure and optical properties (circular polarization, reflection).
  • Integration of photochromic spiropyran for stimuli-responsive behavior.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high-fidelity, multicolor structural color patterns via screen printing.
  • Demonstrated dynamic optical behaviors: angle-dependent color shifts and mechanochromism.
  • Integrated photochromic materials for light/thermal-responsive color/fluorescence switching and UV-tunable lasing.

Conclusions:

  • Screen-printed CLCEs provide a scalable and versatile platform for advanced photonic applications.
  • The technique overcomes limitations of traditional fabrication methods for structural color.
  • Developed materials show promise for next-generation anticounterfeiting, smart packaging, and flexible photonic devices.