Dynamic electric field frequency actuated helical and spiral structures enable a plethora of
attributes for advanced photonics and engineering in the contemporary era. Nevertheless …

We theoretically study orientational structures in chiral magnetics and cholesteric liquid
crystal (CLC) nanosystems confined in the slab geometry. Our analysis is based on the …

We apply the minimum-energy paths (MEPs) approach to study the helix unwinding
transition in chiral nematic liquid crystals. A mechanism of the transition is determined by a …

We study minimum-energy pathways (MEPs) between the branches of metastable helical
structures in chiral nematic liquid crystals (CNLCs) subjected to the electric field applied …

Within the continuum approach we study the equilibrium configurations of a cholesteric
liquid crystal confined between two parallel plates, when a magnetic field is applied …

We have developed a model and realized an algorithm for the calculation of the coefficient
of coherent (direct) transmission of light through a layer of liquid crystal (LC) droplets in a …

The multidimensional energy surface of a cholesteric liquid crystal in a planar cell is
investigated as a function of spherical coordinates determining the director orientation …

We propose a theoretical approach and a numerical method for determining the Frank
elastic constants based on the experimental dependence of the effective values of the …

Electric field driven Frèedericksz transition in chiral nematic (cholesteric) planar liquid crystal
cell is studied in the presence of flexoelectric effect. An inhomogeneity of electric field and …

The electric field-induced reorientation of a nematic liquid crystal in cells with a planar
helicoidal or a homeoplanar structure of a director field is studied theoretically and …