Mismatching in Meso-/Microscopic Orientation Drives Optical Anisotropy to Unlock Multicolor Nonreciprocal Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Chiral Polymer Elastomeric Films
Authors: Xiao Yu; Kai Yang; Wenbo Yin; Aoqi Wang; Pengpeng Li; Biao Zhao; Jianping Deng
• • Stretching chiral TPU/R-S-PSA elastomeric films induces LD-LB coupling, yielding nonreciprocal CD with opposite signals from opposite sides; unstretched films show reciprocal CPL with |glum| = 10⁻¹, while stretched films achieve nonreciprocal CPL with |glum| = 10⁻².
• • The introduction of fluorescent groups enables f-LB coupling with matrix crystallization, enabling multicolor nonreciprocal CPL—a critical step for wavelength-multiplexed optical encryption and logic operations.
• • The nonreciprocal CPL films function as chiral logic gates and multidimensional encryption systems, demonstrating a route to smart photonic devices with switchable chiroptical responses.
• • The films serve as enantioselective photopolymerization platforms, leveraging nonreciprocal CPL to drive asymmetric reactions—an industrially relevant application for producing chiral polymers with controlled handedness.