Liquid crystals constitute a fascinating class of soft condensed matter characterized by the
counterintuitive combination of fluidity and long-range order. Today they are best known for …

Featured Application Nanomaterial-doped liquid crystals. Abstract The research field of
liquid crystals and their applications is recently changing from being largely focused on …

Liquid crystal nanoscience, a field exploring the mutually beneficial combination of the
unique properties of nanoscale materials and fluid, yet ordered liquid crystalline phases, is …

Combinations of liquid crystals and materials with unique features as well as properties at
the nanoscale are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to recent developments, ie, since …

Since their inception, liquid crystals (LCs) have been a topic of great interest among
researchers around the globe. The alignment of LC molecules remains pivotal to explore the …

The tunability of ion transport behavior in the liquid crystal (LC) system doped with
nanomaterials offers a stable and potential technology for designing the next generation …

Current challenges in the development of various polymer nanocomposites and in the study
of their properties are considered. Results of studying hybrid structural (polymer–layered …

In this work, carbon quantum dots (CQDS) of three concentrations 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 wt% have
been dispersed in nematic liquid crystal 4′-Heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (7 CB). The …

We report electro-optical and dielectric studies of the gold nano particle (GNP) dispersed
room-temperature liquid crystalline material 4′-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) at a …

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) represent an important new class of materials for
optical device applications. Their valuable advantages such as low operating voltage, high …