Introduction: new directions in liquid crystal science

2006 ◽  
Vol 364 (1847) ◽  
pp. 2567-2571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan W Bruce ◽  
John W Goodby ◽  
J. Roy Sambles ◽  
Harry J Coles
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Liquid Crystal Displays ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Electro Optic ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Multidisciplinary Nature ◽  
The Subject ◽  
State Of Matter

While we are all familiar with liquid crystal displays, an industry currently worth more than $60 billion yr −1 and growing rapidly, fewer people are aware of the breadth of the subject of liquid crystals—one that represents the study of the fourth state of matter. Liquid crystals are found as essential elements in biological systems, soaps and detergents, sensor technologies and in the manipulation of electromagnetic radiation of various wavelengths. This meeting was designed to highlight both the truly multidisciplinary nature of liquid crystal science and to feature those areas away from electro-optic displays; these issues are developed and summarized in more detail.

An in-plane switching liquid crystal cell with weakly anchored liquid crystals on the electrode substrate

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (18) ◽  
pp. 4384-4387 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Sato ◽  
N. Iwata ◽  
J. Kawamura ◽  
T. Maeda ◽  
Y. Tsujii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Liquid Crystal Displays ◽  
Polyimide Film ◽  
Liquid Crystal Cell ◽  
Crystal Cell ◽  
Hexyl Methacrylate ◽  
The One

We present the “one-side zero-anchoring in-plane switching” (OZ-IPS) mode in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) comprising an electrode substrate onto which poly(hexyl methacrylate) chains are grafted and a counter substrate coated with a rubbed polyimide film.

P‐149: Enhanced Electro‐Optic Performances of the Optically Isotropic Liquid Crystal Displays Utilizing PEDOT: PSS

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 1941-1944
Author(s):  
Srinivas Pagidi ◽  
Ramesh Manda ◽  
Junhyeok Lee ◽  
Hong Gwon Lee ◽  
Young Jin Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystal Displays ◽  
Isotropic Liquid ◽  
Electro Optic

scholarly journals Novel Trends in Lyotropic Liquid Crystals

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Dierking ◽  
Antônio Martins Figueiredo Neto
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Anisotropic Materials ◽  
Lyotropic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Electro Optic ◽  
Thermotropic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Active Liquid ◽  
Biological Liquid

We introduce and shortly summarize a variety of more recent aspects of lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs), which have drawn the attention of the liquid crystal and soft matter community and have recently led to an increasing number of groups studying this fascinating class of materials, alongside their normal activities in thermotopic LCs. The diversity of topics ranges from amphiphilic to inorganic liquid crystals, clays and biological liquid crystals, such as viruses, cellulose or DNA, to strongly anisotropic materials such as nanotubes, nanowires or graphene oxide dispersed in isotropic solvents. We conclude our admittedly somewhat subjective overview with materials exhibiting some fascinating properties, such as chromonics, ferroelectric lyotropics and active liquid crystals and living lyotropics, before we point out some possible and emerging applications of a class of materials that has long been standing in the shadow of the well-known applications of thermotropic liquid crystals, namely displays and electro-optic devices.

Neutron Reflectometry-Based In Situ Structural Analysis of an Aligning Agent Additive for the Alignment of Nematic Liquid Crystals on Solid Substrates

Soft Matter ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumiya Nemoto ◽  
Norifumi L. Yamada ◽  
Masahiro Hino ◽  
Hiroyuki Aoki ◽  
Hideki Seto
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Liquid Crystal Displays ◽  
Neutron Reflectometry ◽  
Initial Alignment ◽  
Solid Substrates

Surface aligning agents, such as amphiphilic surfactants, are widely used to control the initial alignment of nematic liquid crystals (NLCs) in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Generally, these agents are first...

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