Near-infrared light-controlled circularly polarized luminescence of self-organized emissive helical superstructures assisted by upconversion nanoparticles.

A near-infrared light-driven self-organized emissive helical superstructure was constructed by doping a new chiral fluorescent photoswitch and upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) into a nematic LC. The reversible switching of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) can be achieved by modulating the power intensity of the 980 nm NIR excitation light.