Cyanostilbene bent-core molecules: a route to functional materials

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (13) ◽  
pp. 3038-3048 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Martínez-Abadía ◽  
B. Robles-Hernández ◽  
B. Villacampa ◽  
M. R. de la Fuente ◽  
R. Giménez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Current Interest ◽  
High Current

Multifunctional bent-core liquid crystals have been obtained by the incorporation of the high current interest cyanostilbene unit into a bent-shaped structure.

scholarly journals Occultation studies with small telescopes

1986 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 199-211
Author(s):  
Robert L. Millis
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Solar System Research ◽  
Current Interest ◽  
High Current ◽  
System Research

Various types of occultations and eclipses offer individuals with access to small telescopes the opportunity to contribute significantly to modern solar system research. In fact, often it is only through the cooperation of several such observers that the desired scientific objectives can be realized. This review discusses three classes of occultations which are of high current interest and which are particularly suitable for investigation with small telescopes.

scholarly journals Resolving single Cu nanoparticle oxidation and Kirkendall void formation with in situ plasmonic nanospectroscopy and electrodynamic simulations

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (43) ◽  
pp. 20725-20733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Nilsson ◽  
David Albinsson ◽  
Tomasz J. Antosiewicz ◽  
Joachim Fritzsche ◽  
Christoph Langhammer
Keyword(s):  
Heterogeneous Catalysis ◽  
Void Formation ◽  
Kirkendall Void ◽  
Current Interest ◽  
High Current ◽  
Cu Nanoparticle

Copper nanostructures are ubiquitous in microelectronics and heterogeneous catalysis and their oxidation is a topic of high current interest and broad relevance.

scholarly journals A modular approach towards functional supramolecular aggregates – subtle structural differences inducing liquid crystallinity

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (55) ◽  
pp. 8549-8552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Pfletscher ◽  
Christoph Wölper ◽  
Jochen S. Gutmann ◽  
Markus Mezger ◽  
Michael Giese
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Modular Approach ◽  
Liquid Crystallinity ◽  
Structural Differences ◽  
Supramolecular Aggregates ◽  
Efficient Screening ◽  
Complementary Binding

A modular approach towards photo-responsive supramolecular liquid crystals is described, allowing efficient screening of complementary binding blocks for the design of functional materials.

Legal Certainty and Fundamental Rights

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Current Interest ◽  
High Current ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Legal Questions ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This book, containing legal research on the impact of legal certainty and fundamental rights on different branches of the law from a South African and German perspective, is the culmination of a collaboration between the University of Augsburg and the University of Johannesburg over the past decade. Topics of high current interest are introduced by South African scholars and responded to by their German counterparts, leading to a deeper understanding of open legal questions in both legal systems.

Carbon nanotubes in liquid crystals as versatile functional materials

2007 ◽  
Vol 244 (11) ◽  
pp. 4212-4217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giusy Scalia ◽  
Jan P. F. Lagerwall ◽  
S. Schymura ◽  
M. Haluska ◽  
F. Giesselmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Functional Materials

Dynamiclly Functional Materials Based on Hydrogen-Bonded Liquid Crystals

2014 ◽  
Vol 926-930 ◽  
pp. 68-71
Author(s):  
Zhi Lian Liu ◽  
Xiao Hui Li ◽  
Zhen Ning Yu
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Supramolecular Complexes ◽  
Pyridine Derivative ◽  
Crystal Texture ◽  
Crystal Properties ◽  
Hydrogen Bonded

A new series of supramolecular hydrogen-bonded liquid cryatals complexes were synthesized based on pyridine derivative and 4-n-alkoxybenzoic acids. The formation of hydrogen bonds was verified by infrared spectra. The thermal behavior of supramolecular liquid crystals was studied using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The liquid crystal texture was revealed with polarizing optical microscope (POM). It demonstrats that all supramolecular complexes have good liquid crystal properties.

scholarly journals On the effect of carbon nanotubes on properties of liquid crystals

2013 ◽  
Vol 371 (1988) ◽  
pp. 20120261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Schymura ◽  
Giusy Scalia
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Thermal And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Particle Properties ◽  
Intrinsic Feature

Liquid crystals (LCs), with their fluidity and self-organization, are attractive hosts for the dispersion and manipulation of macro- and nanoparticles, allowing the realization of their ordered assemblies. In addition, new functional materials can be created owing to the particle properties. Among the nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) stand out for their exceptional electrical, thermal and mechanical properties. While LCs can be used for manipulating CNTs, the nanotube properties are attractive also for influencing and tuning LC properties. In this paper, we discuss different aspects of the CNT–LC combination, briefly introducing their dispersion and interaction and then, more extensively, evaluating the CNT effect on selected properties of LCs relevant to display-related applications. We show that some previously reported improvements cannot be considered an intrinsic feature of CNT-doped LCs. In addition, we are also able to follow locally the Frederiks transition of CNT-doped LCs by Raman spectroscopy, revealing the direct effect of bundles of CNTs on LC reorientation.

scholarly journals Epoxide and oxetane based liquid crystals for advanced functional materials

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 5106-5119
Author(s):  
Davey C. Hoekstra ◽  
Albert P. H. J. Schenning ◽  
Michael G. Debije
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Soft Robotics ◽  
Responsive Surfaces

This work highlights the application of epoxide and oxetane liquid crystals in advanced functional materials including soft robotics, responsive surfaces, and photonic coatings.

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