Flicker‐Free Fringe‐Field Switching Liquid Crystal Display Operable at Extremely Low Frequencies for Power Saving
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DOI: 10.1002/adem.202100174
Abstract: A fringe‐field switching (FFS) liquid crystal (LC) mode used with a negative dielectric LC (n‐LC) that is operable at an extremely low‐frequency signal voltage regime, without image flickering, is proposed. By doping charge‐trapping fullerenes (doping… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; field switching; fringe field; operable extremely ... See more keywords
Keep it Simple: Ceramic Kelvin Cells via Liquid Crystal Display‐Stereolithography Printing
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DOI: 10.1002/adem.202302228
Abstract: Additive manufacturing is the state‐of‐the‐art method for producing complex ceramic parts. For cellular materials, the freedom of design is particularly advantageous, as pore networks and shapes can be tailored. Herein, the direct printing of complex… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; kelvin cells; crystal display; kelvin ... See more keywords
Liquid Crystal Elastomers Under Confinement: A Review of Template‐Based Fabrication and Applications
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DOI: 10.1002/adem.202501727
Abstract: Template‐assisted confinement has emerged as a versatile strategy for controlling the structure and function of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). By guiding mesogen alignment and polymer network formation within predefined geometries, these approaches enable LCEs with… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; fabrication; confinement review; crystal elastomers ... See more keywords
A Lyotropic Liquid‐Crystal‐Based Assembly Avenue toward Highly Oriented Vanadium Pentoxide/Graphene Films for Flexible Energy Storage
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201606269
Abstract: A novel lyotropic liquid-crystal (LC) based assembly strategy is developed for the first time, to fabricate composite films of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) nanobelts and graphene oxide (GO) sheets, with highly oriented layered structures. It is… read more here.
Keywords: vanadium pentoxide; lyotropic liquid; v2o5 nanobelts; liquid crystal ... See more keywords
Temperature‐ and Light‐Regulated Gas Transport in a Liquid Crystal Polymer Network
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201900857
Abstract: Azobenzene-containing liquid crystal polymer networks (LCNs) are developed for temperature- and light-regulated gas permeation. The order in a chiral-nematic LCN (LCN*) is found to be essential to couple the unique structure of the membrane and… read more here.
Keywords: lcn; temperature; temperature light; gas ... See more keywords
Combined Light and Electric Response of Topographic Liquid Crystal Network Surfaces
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201901681
Abstract: An approach is proposed to create robust liquid crystalline polymer coatings that exhibit sensitivity and dynamic reversibility toward multiple external stimuli including UV irradiation and electrical input. This coating spontaneously alters its surface topographic texture… read more here.
Keywords: electric response; light electric; liquid crystal; combined light ... See more keywords
Liquid Crystal Elastomer Hollow Fibers as Artificial Muscles with Large and Rapid Actuation Enabled by Thermal‐Pneumatic Enhanced Effect
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202402403
Abstract: Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) has large and reversible deformation under stimulation, making it an ideal material for artificial muscles. Currently, multi‐stimulus responsive LCE actually responds to each stimulus independently rather than responding to several stimuli… read more here.
Keywords: artificial muscles; liquid crystal; actuation; crystal elastomer ... See more keywords
Interpenetrating Liquid Crystal Elastomer and Ionogel as Tunable Electroactive Actuators and Sensors
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202403892
Abstract: Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) are used to make actuators and soft robotics. However, most eLCEs are monofunctional with one type of deformation (bending or contraction). Recently, a trilayer eLCE are reported by combining ion‐conducting… read more here.
Keywords: ipn lce; lce; liquid crystal; ead ipn ... See more keywords
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomer Coatings with Brilliant Structural Colors and Mechanochromic Response Fabricated by Spray Deposition
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202412298
Abstract: Structural color coatings with brilliant color is important in practical applications, such as aesthetic decoration, bionic skins, colorimetric sensors, and other color‐related fields. However, the intrinsic conflict between fast self‐assembly and bright structural color hinders… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; mechanochromic response; cholesteric liquid; coatings brilliant ... See more keywords
Harnessing Extreme Internal Damping in Polyrotaxane‐Incorporated Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Pressure‐Sensitive Adhesives
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202413824
Abstract: Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) exhibit extraordinary energy dissipation due to their unique viscoelastic response, resulting from the rotation of mesogens under mechanical stress. While recent studies demonstrate the LCE‐based pressure‐sensitive adhesives (PSAs) by exploiting the… read more here.
Keywords: pressure sensitive; sensitive adhesives; liquid crystal; polyrotaxane ... See more keywords
Robust Metallized Liquid Crystal Elastomer Fiber Arrays Toward a Machine Learning‐Assisted Artificial Neuromuscular System with Perceptual Function
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202413845
Abstract: Endowing artificial muscles with perceptual function, as an octopus does, is highly desired but still suffering from interfacing mismatch between actuating and sensing units in a thin fiber. Herein, an artificial neuromuscular fiber capable of… read more here.
Keywords: system; liquid crystal; perceptual function; fiber ... See more keywords