Liquid crystal (LC) materials have been playing a significant role in the field of displays and
other photonic devices. For instance, they are being continuously utilized in a wide range of …

Smartness in nature is inspiring for engineers to design biomimetic devices acting based on
switchable properties. In this regard, nanomaterials able to show reversible optical …

A great variety of tunable multifunctional materials can be produced by combining
nanoparticles and liquid crystals. Typically, the tunability of such soft nanocomposites is …

Abstract Nanocomposites of 4-(trans-4-n-hexylcyclohexyl) isothiocyanatobenzene nematic
liquid crystals and silver nanoparticles have been prepared. UV absorption spectroscopy …

The following organic and organic–inorganic hybrid compounds were prepared as photo-
luminescent materials following efficient and practical synthetic methods: 1, 3-bis [4-(n …

We have compared optical and electrical properties as well as the electro-optical
characteristics of the pure and doped LC with 0.1 wt% of TiO 2 nanoparticles and the …

This article reports the combined effect of nanoparticles and alignment layers of the cell on
the concentration of mobile ions in liquid crystals. Assuming two types of fully ionized …

Photomemory with fast data transmission speed and high-energy saving capability has
appeared as a novel storage device in the forthcoming era of information explosion …

In the present study, the effect of dispersing Octadecylamine capped Cadmium Telluride
quantum dots (CdTe QDs) on the memory behaviour, physical parameters and dielectric …

The concentration of ions in liquid crystals with fully ionised ionic contaminants does not
depend on the temperature. Nanoparticles dispersed in the same liquid crystals change the …