Liquid crystals (LCs) are omnipresent in living matter, whose chirality is an elegant and
distinct feature in certain plant tissues, the cuticles of crabs, beetles, arthropods, and …

Circularly polarized luminescent (CPL) materials have received significant attention in the
field of fundamental science recently. These materials offer substantial advancement of …

Thermotropic liquid crystals can be formed by various molecular shapes, some discovered
over 125 years ago. The simplest and most-studied liquid crystals are made of rod-shaped …

Complex materials often exhibit a hierarchical structure with an intriguing mechanism
responsible for the 'propagation'of order from the molecular to the nano-or micro-scale level …

The availability of helical assemblies of plasmonic nanoparticles with precisely controlled
and tunable structures can play a key role in the future development of chiral plasmonics …

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) has
been recognized as a promising pathway for developing chiroptical materials with high …

Organic chiral nanofilaments are part of an important class of nanoscale chiral materials that
has recently been receiving significant attention largely due to their potential use in …

Polymorphism is a remarkable concept in chemistry, materials science, computer science,
and biology. Whether it is the ability of a material to exist in two or more crystal structures, a …

The synthesis and characterisation of an homologous series of bent odd-membered
mesogenic dimers, the 4′-(6-{4-[(E)-{[4-(alkylthio) phenyl] imino}-methyl] phenoxy} hexyl)[1 …

Spontaneous generation of macroscopic homochirality in soft matter systems by self‐
assembly of exclusively achiral molecules under achiral conditions is a challenging task with …