Liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials: from chiral plasmonics to circularly polarized luminescence  

作　　者：Xuan Zhang Yiyi Xu Cristian Valenzuela Xinfang Zhang Ling Wang Wei Feng Quan Li 

机构地区：[1]School of Materials Science and Engineering,Tianjin University,300350,Tianjin,China [2]Institute of Advanced Materials and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Southeast University,211189,Nanjing,China [3]Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program,Kent State University,Kent,OH,44242,USA

出　　处：《Light(Science & Applications)》2022年第8期1753-1781,共29页光（科学与应用)（英文版）

基　　金：the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51973155 and 52173181);Jiangsu Innovation Team Program,Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(20JCYBJC00810);Joint Fund of Equipment Pre-Research and Ministry of Education of China(No.8091B022140);Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52130303).

摘　　要：Chiral nanomaterials with intrinsic chirality or spatial asymmetry at the nanoscale are currently in the limelight of both fundamental research and diverse important technological applications due to their unprecedented physicochemical characteristics such as intense light-matter interactions, enhanced circular dichroism, and strong circularly polarized luminescence. Herein, we provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art advances in liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials. The chiroptical properties of chiral nanomaterials are touched, and their fundamental design principles and bottom-up synthesis strategies are discussed. Different chiral functional nanomaterials based on liquid-crystalline soft templates, including chiral plasmonic nanomaterials and chiral luminescent nanomaterials, are systematically introduced, and their underlying mechanisms, properties, and potential applications are emphasized. This review concludes with a perspective on the emerging applications, challenges, and future opportunities of such fascinating chiral nanomaterials. This review can not only deepen our understanding of the fundamentals of soft-matter chirality, but also shine light on the development of advanced chiral functional nanomaterials toward their versatile applications in optics, biology, catalysis, electronics, and beyond.

关 键 词：CHIRAL circular polarized 

分 类 号：TB383[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]