The spontaneous self-organization of matters has always been one of the most fascinating
wonders in the world. Self-assembly refers to “the autonomous organization of components …

The last five years' achievements in the synthesis and investigation of thermotropic ionic
liquid crystals are reviewed. The present review describes the mesomorphic properties …

Fundamentally important as models for the study of energy and charge migration in self-
organized systems, discotic liquid crystals find functional application as one-dimensional …

The use of liquid crystals for the fabrication of displays incorporated in technological devices
(TVs, calculators, screens of eBook's, tablets, watches) demonstrates the relevance that …

In this critical review we present examples of coordination complexes with efficient chiral
transfer determining stereochemistry at the metal centre and throughout the overall …

Novel metallomesogens with luminescent properties and liquid crystalline behavior at room
temperature have been achieved by the preparation of zinc complexes with polycatenar …

Recent progress in the design of low-melting liquid-crystalline metal complexes
(metallomesogens) has facilitated the study of the photophysical properties of these …

This tutorial review provides insight into helical columnar assemblies based on thermotropic
as well as lyotropic liquid crystals on the basis of the structural characteristics that promote …

The liquid crystal and luminescent properties of two related series of rod-like, ortho-
platinated complexes bearing a β-diketonate co-ligand are reported. The parent ligands …

A series of multifunctional platinum (II) bipyridine complexes were designed, synthesized,
and characterized by 1H NMR, fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry (FAB‐MS), and …