Large, Crack-Free Freestanding Films with Chiral Nematic Structures

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel A. Kelly ◽  
Marcus Yu ◽  
Wadood Y. Hamad ◽  
Mark J. MacLachlan
Keyword(s):  
Large Crack ◽  
Chiral Nematic

scholarly journals Heart of Entanglement: Chiral, Nematic, and Incommensurate Phases in the Kitaev-Gamma Ladder in a Field

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik S. Sørensen ◽  
Andrei Catuneanu ◽  
Jacob S. Gordon ◽  
Hae-Young Kee
Keyword(s):  
Chiral Nematic ◽  
Incommensurate Phases

scholarly journals Two helices from one chiral centre – self organization of disc shaped chiral nanoparticles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huanan Yu ◽  
Wentao Qu ◽  
Feng Liu ◽  
Georg H. Mehl
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Helix Formation ◽  
Chiral Nematic

Gold nanoparticles (NPs) were surface functionalized with hexanethiol groups and chiral nematic discogen ligands. A superlattice, liquid crystal behaviour and helix formation of the discs and a second helical organisation of the NPs were detected.

scholarly journals Concentric chiral nematic polymeric fibers from cellulose nanocrystals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arash Momeni ◽  
Christopher M. Walters ◽  
Yi-Tao Xu ◽  
Wadood Y. Hamad ◽  
Mark J. MacLachlan
Keyword(s):  
Cellulose Nanocrystals ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Capillary Tube ◽  
Single Domain ◽  
Cellulose Nanocrystal ◽  
Polymeric Fibers ◽  
Chiral Nematic ◽  
Chiral Nematic Structure ◽  
Crystalline Suspension

A cellulose nanocrystal liquid crystalline suspension was mixed with monomers and confined to a capillary tube. After photopolymerization, a fiber with a single-domain concentric chiral nematic structure throughout the length of the fiber was obtained.

Circularly polarized luminescence in chiral nematic liquid crystals: generation and amplification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefeng Yang ◽  
Xue Jin ◽  
Tonghan Zhao ◽  
Pengfei Duan
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Excellent Performance ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Chiral Nematic ◽  
Circularly Polarized Luminescence ◽  
Polarized Luminescence

Chiral nematic liquid crystals exhibit excellent performance in obtaining high luminescence dissymmetry factor of circularly polarized luminescence.

A robust and inexpensive all optical switch with chiral nematic liquid crystal

2021 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 111306
Author(s):  
Hossein mehrzad ◽  
Ezeddin Mohajerani ◽  
Mohammad Mohammadimasoudi ◽  
Kristiaan Neyts
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystal ◽  
Optical Switch ◽  
Chiral Nematic ◽  
All Optical ◽  
All Optical Switch

scholarly journals Nanocomposites of Polyaniline and Cellulose Nanocrystals Prepared in Lyotropic Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawei Zhang ◽  
Lihong Zhang ◽  
Bingzhe Wang ◽  
Guangzhe Piao
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Cellulose Nanocrystals ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Asymmetric Reaction ◽  
Reaction Field ◽  
Electron Microscopies ◽  
Chiral Nematic ◽  
Before And After

Stable lyotropic chiral nematic liquid crystals (N*-LCs) of cellulose nanocrystals (CNs) were prepared via hydrolysis using sulfuric acid. The lyotropic N*-LCs were used as an asymmetric reaction field to synthesize polyaniline (PANI) onto CNs by in situ polymerization. As a primary step, we examined the mesophase transition of the N*-LCs of CNs suspension before and after in situ polymerization of aniline (ANI) by polarizing optical microscopy. The structure of nanocomposites of PANI/CNs was investigated at a microscopic level using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Influence of the CNs-to-ANI ratio on the morphology of the nanocomposites was also investigated at macroscopic level by scanning electron and transmission electron microscopies. It is found that the weight ratio of CNs to aniline in the suspension significantly influenced the size of the PANI particles and interaction between CNs and PANI. Moreover, electrical properties of the obtained PANI/CNs films were studied using standard four-probe technique. It is expected that the lyotropic N*-LCs of CNs might be available for an asymmetric reaction field to produce novel composites of conjugated materials.

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