The helicoidal architecture of cholesteric reactive mesogens allows for smart 4D responsive microdevices that reflect selectively the wavelength and polarisation of the incident light. Two-photon l...
{"title":"Thermal colour map of 4D smart microtags made by Two-Photon Lithography in cholesteric reactive mesogens","authors":"Tiziana Ritacco, Alfredo Mazzulla, Romeo Beccherelli, Pasquale Pagliusi","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2330545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2330545","url":null,"abstract":"The helicoidal architecture of cholesteric reactive mesogens allows for smart 4D responsive microdevices that reflect selectively the wavelength and polarisation of the incident light. Two-photon l...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140298683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) films have been widely used as electronically controlled dimming technology, and solving the problem of narrow angle of PDLC is a cutting-edge challenge for ...
{"title":"Study on polymer dispersed liquid crystal films with wide viewing angle","authors":"Wenya Gai, Yue Han, Mengjuan Zhang, Rongshan Liu, Zhiguang Li, Guili Zheng, Zhixin Fan, Yanjun Zhang, Hui Zhang","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2330559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2330559","url":null,"abstract":"Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) films have been widely used as electronically controlled dimming technology, and solving the problem of narrow angle of PDLC is a cutting-edge challenge for ...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140199717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-14DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2328126
Wenbo Yin, Yuzhen Zhao, Hong Gao, Zhuohong Du, Dong Wang, Chunsheng Li, Yi Luan, Hui Cao, Zhou Yang, Wanli He
Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films and polymer-stabilised cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLC) films have been widely applied in smart optoelectronics due to electrical switching properti...
{"title":"Preparation of a double-layer liquid crystal optical shutter with fluorescent properties and its ultraviolet shielding screening properties","authors":"Wenbo Yin, Yuzhen Zhao, Hong Gao, Zhuohong Du, Dong Wang, Chunsheng Li, Yi Luan, Hui Cao, Zhou Yang, Wanli He","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2328126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2328126","url":null,"abstract":"Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films and polymer-stabilised cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLC) films have been widely applied in smart optoelectronics due to electrical switching properti...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140150026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-11DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2325587
Almudena Terrel, Silvia Del Moral, Alejandro Martínez-Bueno, Alberto Concellón
Complex emulsions, containing liquid crystals (LCs) and immiscible oils such as fluorocarbon or silicone oils, present innovative functionalities in soft materials. These emulsions exhibit dynamic ...
Pub Date : 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2324462
Srujal A. Sonera, Sagar K. Bairwa, R. C. Tandel
Novel Homologous series of coumarin based Schiff’s base derivatives derived from 4’-formyl phenyl 7-n-alkoxycoumarin-3-carboxylate and 4-n-(decyloxy)aniline have been synthesised. The proposed stru...
{"title":"Nematogenic homologous series of coumarin derivatives containing azomethine-ester linkages: synthesis, characterisation, photophysical and mesomorphic properties","authors":"Srujal A. Sonera, Sagar K. Bairwa, R. C. Tandel","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2324462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2324462","url":null,"abstract":"Novel Homologous series of coumarin based Schiff’s base derivatives derived from 4’-formyl phenyl 7-n-alkoxycoumarin-3-carboxylate and 4-n-(decyloxy)aniline have been synthesised. The proposed stru...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140076261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study investigates the impact of doping agents, 4-octyloxybenzoic acid (8OBA) and 4-octyloxy-3-fluoro benzoic acid (8OBAF), on the thermodynamic and electro-optical properties of the nematic l...
{"title":"Enhanced liquid crystal performance through alkoxybenzoic acid doping","authors":"Taysir Missaoui, Lotfi Saadaoui, Slim Zghal, Ahlem Guesmi, Naoufel Ben Hamadi, Xinzheng Zhang, Taoufik Soltani","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2023.2294138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2023.2294138","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the impact of doping agents, 4-octyloxybenzoic acid (8OBA) and 4-octyloxy-3-fluoro benzoic acid (8OBAF), on the thermodynamic and electro-optical properties of the nematic l...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140150102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2322598
Wenbo Yin, Yang Zhao, Zemin He, Yuzhen Zhao, Huimin Zhang, Hong Gao, Jianjing Gao, Zongcheng Miao, Yi Luan
In this study, a novel light switch was developed by integrating polymer dispersion liquid crystals (PDLC) and polymer-stabilised cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLC), leveraging the infrared shield...
{"title":"A novel double-layer liquid crystal electro-optic switch and its infrared shielding properties investigation","authors":"Wenbo Yin, Yang Zhao, Zemin He, Yuzhen Zhao, Huimin Zhang, Hong Gao, Jianjing Gao, Zongcheng Miao, Yi Luan","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2322598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2322598","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a novel light switch was developed by integrating polymer dispersion liquid crystals (PDLC) and polymer-stabilised cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLC), leveraging the infrared shield...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140075193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2323149
Hui Lin, Yuzhen Zhao, Zemin He, Hong Gao, Jianjing Gao, Dong Wang, Yi Luan
In this work, a novel method was proposed to achieve electric-induced colouration of polymer-stabilised liquid crystal (PSLC) with considerable broadband reflection. The formation of broadband refl...
{"title":"Low-voltage electrochromic behaviour of polymer-stabilised liquid crystal with considerable broadband reflection","authors":"Hui Lin, Yuzhen Zhao, Zemin He, Hong Gao, Jianjing Gao, Dong Wang, Yi Luan","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2323149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2323149","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, a novel method was proposed to achieve electric-induced colouration of polymer-stabilised liquid crystal (PSLC) with considerable broadband reflection. The formation of broadband refl...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140047955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2324464
Hongbo Lu, Han Wang, Hao Bai, Yumeng Wang, Longzhen Qiu, Jun Zhu, Miao Xu
An optimised approach is presented in this study for the fabrication of a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) device with a low driving voltage and high contrast ratio (CR). This method involve...
{"title":"Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal with low driving voltage utilising reaction selectivity of two-stage polymerisation","authors":"Hongbo Lu, Han Wang, Hao Bai, Yumeng Wang, Longzhen Qiu, Jun Zhu, Miao Xu","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2324464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2324464","url":null,"abstract":"An optimised approach is presented in this study for the fabrication of a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) device with a low driving voltage and high contrast ratio (CR). This method involve...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140047958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2321464
M. A. Osipov
We present a critical analysis of the existing phenomenological theories of the nematic twist-bend phase including the models proposed by Dozov and Selinger and the more general Landau de Gennes th...
{"title":"Theoretical models for the nematic twist-bend phase and the Landau de Gennes theory of Longa and Tomczyk","authors":"M. A. Osipov","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2321464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2321464","url":null,"abstract":"We present a critical analysis of the existing phenomenological theories of the nematic twist-bend phase including the models proposed by Dozov and Selinger and the more general Landau de Gennes th...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140047789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}