Chiral nanomaterials with intrinsic chirality or spatial asymmetry at the nanoscale are currently in the limelight of both fundamental research and diverse important technological applications due to their unprecedented physicochemical characteristics such as intense light-matter interactions, enhanced circular dichroism, and strong circularly polarized luminescence. Herein, we provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art advances in liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials. The chiroptical properties of chiral nanomaterials are touched, and their fundamental design principles and bottom-up synthesis strategies are discussed. Different chiral functional nanomaterials based on liquid-crystalline soft templates, including chiral plasmonic nanomaterials and chiral luminescent nanomaterials, are systematically introduced, and their underlying mechanisms, properties, and potential applications are emphasized. This review concludes with a perspective on the emerging applications, challenges, and future opportunities of such fascinating chiral nanomaterials. This review can not only deepen our understanding of the fundamentals of soft-matter chirality, but also shine light on the development of advanced chiral functional nanomaterials toward their versatile applications in optics, biology, catalysis, electronics, and beyond.

具有内在手性或纳米尺度空间不对称性的手性纳米材料由于其前所未有的物理化学特性，如强烈的光与物质相互作用、增强的圆二色性和强圆偏振发光，目前在基础研究和各种重要技术应用中受到关注。在此，我们全面概述了液晶模板手性纳米材料的最新进展。探讨了手性纳米材料的手性光学性质，讨论了其基本设计原理和自下而上的合成策略。系统介绍了基于液晶软模板的不同手性功能纳米材料，包括手性等离子体纳米材料和手性发光纳米材料，并重点介绍了它们的潜在机制、性质和潜在应用。这篇综述最后对这种令人着迷的手性纳米材料的新兴应用、挑战和未来机遇进行了展望。这篇综述不仅可以加深我们对软物质手性基础知识的理解，而且可以揭示先进手性功能纳米材料的发展，使其在光学、生物学、催化、电子学等领域得到广泛应用。