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 …

Multicomponent systems based on liquid crystals are of great interest both in the field of
scientific research and in the field of practical application. To date, one of the most studied …

In this article we show how spherical nanoparticles (NPs) imposing planar anchoring can
strongly impact the viscoelastic, dielectric, and electro-optical properties of a nematic liquid …

We investigated dielectric and viscoelastic properties of the 4-pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile
nematic liquid crystal also known as 5CB doped by 0.5% wt of pure and copper …

This work reviews the recent progress made in last decade in understanding the role of
dispersion of nanoparticles and quantum dots into host nematic liquid crystals. There are …

The effect of dispersion of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) capped gold nanoparticles in nematic
mixture E7 on the optical properties (absorbance and photoluminescence, fluorescence life …

Abstract The effect of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (γ-Fe 2 O 3 NPs) on a room temperature
nematic liquid crystalline material namely 4-(4′-hexylcyclohexyl) isothiocyanatobenzene …

In this work, comprehensive results on dielectric and electro-optical properties of pristine
and zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticles (NPs) dispersed in host nematic 4ʹ-Heptyl-4 …

Composites in a wide concentration range of 0–0.6 wt% based on a nematic liquid crystal
mixture and CdS quantum dots doped with manganese ions (Mn 6%) are presented. The …

The amplification of molecular chirality by metal nanoparticles (NPs) is an important and
rapidly evolving field in nanomaterial research with wide applications in smart materials …