A new era for liquid crystal research: Applications of liquid crystals in soft matter nano-, bio-and microtechnology

JPF Lagerwall, G Scalia - Current Applied Physics, 2012 - Elsevier
Liquid crystals constitute a fascinating class of soft condensed matter characterized by the
counterintuitive combination of fluidity and long-range order. Today they are best known for …

Carbon nanotube dispersion in nematic liquid crystals: An overview

SP Yadav, S Singh - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of present review article is to present a comprehensive and current overview of
scientific advancement in liquid crystal and carbon nanotube suspension. Particular …

Metal oxide-nanoparticles and liquid crystal composites: A review of recent progress

J Prakash, S Khan, S Chauhan, AM Biradar - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Liquid Crystals (LCs) are soft materials lying in the midway between solids and
liquids which have enjoyed considerable success due to their tremendous display and non …

The specific heat and effective thermal conductivity of composites containing single-wall and multi-wall carbon nanotubes

NR Pradhan, H Duan, J Liang… - Nanotechnology, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a study of the specific heat and effective thermal conductivity in anisotropic and
randomly oriented multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and randomly oriented single-wall …

Effects of size, capping agent, and concentration of CdSe and CdTe quantum dots doped into a nematic liquid crystal on the optical and electro-optic properties of the …

B Kinkead, T Hegmann - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
To investigate size and capping agent-dependent alignment and electro-optic effects of
quantum dots (QDs) in nematic LCs, mixtures of a nematic phenylpyrimidine LC (LC1) …

Evidence for directed self-assembly of quantum dots in a nematic liquid crystal

R Basu, GS Iannacchione - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2009 - APS
Assembling quantum dots (QDs) into nanoscale configurations over macroscopic
dimensions is an important goal to realizing their electro-optical potential. In this Rapid …

Orientational coupling enhancement in a carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal

R Basu, GS Iannacchione - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2010 - APS
We present a detailed study of a dilute suspension of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a
pentylcyanobiphenyl (5CB) liquid crystal (LC) by probing the dielectric properties as a …

Effect of shape of ZnO nanoparticle on electro-optic and dielectric properties of nematic liquid crystal

S Mishra, V Manjuladevi, RK Gupta - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Properties of liquid crystal incorporated with various shapes of a nanomaterial are
expected to show multifaceted behaviour as properties of nanomaterial are extremely …

Effects of dispersed carbon nanotubes and emerging supramolecular structures on phase transitions in liquid crystals: physico-chemical aspects

L Lisetski, L Bulavin, N Lebovka - Liquids, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current state of the study of different liquid crystalline (LC) systems doped with carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) is discussed. An attempt is endeavored to outline the state-of-the-art …

Soft memory in a ferroelectric nanoparticle-doped liquid crystal

R Basu - Physical Review E, 2014 - APS
A small quantity of BaTiO 3 ferroelectric nanoparticles (FNP) was doped in a liquid crystal
(LC), and the LC+ FNP hybrid was found to exhibit a nonvolatile electromechanical memory …