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Park JS, Lee JJ, Choi YJ, Moon TW, Kim S, Cho S, Kang H, Kim DH, Park J, Choi SW. Physical Unclonable Functions Employing Circularly Polarized Light Emission from Nematic Liquid Crystal Ordering Directed by Helical Nanofilaments. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:7875-7882. [PMID: 38266383 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
Abstract
This study proposes the use of physical unclonable functions employing circularly polarized light emission (CPLE) from nematic liquid crystal (NLC) ordering directed by helical nanofilaments in a mixed system composed of a calamitic NLC mixture and a bent-core molecule. To achieve this, an intrinsically nonemissive NLC is blended with a high concentration of a luminescent rod-like dye, which is miscible up to 10 wt % in the calamitic NLC without a significant decrease in the degree of alignment. The luminescence dissymmetry factor of CPLEs in the mixed system strongly depends on the degree of alignment of the dye-doped NLCs. Furthermore, the mixed system prepared in this study exhibits two randomly generated chiral domains with CPLEs of opposite signs. These chiral domains are characterized not only by their CPLE performances but also by their ability to generate random patterns up to several millimeters, making them promising candidates for high-performance secure authentication applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jun-Sung Park
- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Science & Technology (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Science & Technology (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Science & Technology (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Science & Technology (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Integrated Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of e-Business, Ajou University, Gyeonggi 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Basic Sciences Research Institute (Priority Research Institute), Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Integrated Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Science & Technology (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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Choi YJ, Lee JJ, Park JS, Kang H, Kim M, Kim J, Okada D, Kim DH, Araoka F, Choi SW. Circularly Polarized Light Emission from Nonchiral Perovskites Incorporated into Nanoporous Cholesteric Polymer Templates. ACS NANO 2024; 18:909-918. [PMID: 37991339 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Chiral perovskites have garnered significant attention, owing to their chiroptical properties and emerging applications. Current fabrication methods often involve complex chemical synthesis routes. Herein, an alternative approach for introducing chirality into nonchiral hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) using nanotemplates composed of cholesteric polymeric networks is proposed. This method eliminates the need for additional molecular design. In this process, HOIP precursors are incorporated into a porous cholesteric polymer film, and two-dimensional (2D) HOIPs grow inside the nanopores. Circularly polarized light emission (CPLE) was observed even though the selective reflection band of the cholesteric polymer films containing a representative HOIP deviated from the emission wavelength of the 2D HOIP. This effect was confirmed by the induced circular dichroism (CD) observed in the absorbance band of the HOIP. The observed CPLE and CD are attributed to the chirality induced by the template in the originally nonchiral 2D HOIP. Additionally, the developed 2D HOIP exhibited a long exciton lifetime and good stability under harsh conditions. These findings provide valuable insights into the development and design of innovative optoelectronic materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yong-Jun Choi
- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Science & Technology (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Science & Technology (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Science & Technology (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Physicochemical Soft Matter Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Basic Sciences Research Institute (Priority Research Institute), Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Physicochemical Soft Matter Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Science & Technology (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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Lee JJ, Choi SW. Effect of Nematogen Doping in Bent-Core Molecular Systems with a Helical Nanofilament and Dark Conglomerate. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:548. [PMID: 36676284 PMCID: PMC9861025 DOI: 10.3390/ma16020548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Two types of binary mixtures were prepared. One consisted of a calamitic nematogen and bent-core molecule with a helical nanofilament, whereas the other contained a calamitic nematogen and bent-core molecule with a dark conglomerate. The chiroptical features of these two mixtures were investigated using polarized optical microscopy and circular dichroism. In addition, X-ray diffraction analysis was performed on the two binary mixtures. The chiroptical features of the two mixtures were remarkably different. One mixture showed enhanced chiroptical features, whereas the other did not show chiroptical features. This method may help in distinguishing between helical nanofilaments and dark conglomerates which originate from bent-core molecular systems.
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