Combinations of liquid crystals and materials with unique features as well as properties at
the nanoscale are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to recent developments, ie, since …

The dispersion of ferroelectric nanomaterials in liquid crystals has recently emerged as a
promising way for the design of advanced and tunable electro-optical materials. The goal of …

It is generally accepted that chemically synthesized nanoparticles lose their ferroelectricity
(spontaneous polarization) as the particles become smaller. In contrast, ball-milled …

A small quantity of BaTiO 3 ferroelectric nanoparticles (FNPs) of 50 nm diameter was doped
in a nematic liquid crystal (LC), and the free ion concentration was found to be significantly …

Nanoscale BaTi O 3 particles (≈ 10 nm) prepared by ball-milling a mixture of oleic acid and
heptane have been reported to have an electric polarization several times larger than that …

Functional composites of nanoparticles (NPs) dispersed in liquid crystals (LCs) have
emerged into a topical research field of increasing interest over the last years. The promising …

Despite fascinating experimental results, the influence of defects and elastic strains on the
physical state of nanosized ferroelectrics is still poorly explored theoretically. One of the …

Stressed ferroelectric nanoparticles, less than 10 nm in diameter, are investigated in a
nonpolar fluid. Measuring ferroelectric properties of the smallest achieved BaTiO 3 …

Liquid crystal (LC) devices have been largely developed for LC displays and in the last
decade for optical telecommunications; however, their application in the field of optical …

Harvested and non-harvested tin thiohypodiphosphate (Sn2P2S6) ferroelectric
nanoparticles are used to dope the 4-n-octyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl liquid crystal (8CB). Due to …