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Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 39, Issue 12, 1667(2024)

Research progress in smart responsive structural-colored liquid crystal elastomer

Jiayuan MIN and Dan LUO*
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  • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering， Southern University of Science and Technology， Shenzhen 518055， China
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    Category: Chiral Liquid Crystal Materials

    Received: Jul. 12, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 8, 2025

    The Author Email: Dan LUO (luod@sustech.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0197

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