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 …

Ferroelectric liquid crystals: Excellent tool for modern displays and photonics

AK Srivastava, VG Chigrinov… - Journal of the Society for …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The ferroelectric liquid crystals, because of their fast electro‐optical response, are one of the
most important classes of liquid crystals. Here, in this review, we have summarized the …

Ferroelectric liquid crystals: physics and applications

Q Guo, K Yan, V Chigrinov, H Zhao, M Tribelsky - Crystals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Electrooptic modes with fast response and high contrast ratio are highly desirable in modern
photonics and displays. Ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) are especially promising for …

Fast switchable grating based on orthogonal photo alignments of ferroelectric liquid crystals

AK Srivastava, W Hu, VG Chigrinov, AD Kiselev… - Applied Physics …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate a fast switchable grating based on ferroelectric liquid crystals and
orthogonal planar alignment by means of photo alignments. Both 1D and 2D gratings have …

Liquid crystal gratings based on alternate TN and PA photoalignment

W Hu, A Srivastava, F Xu, JT Sun, XW Lin, HQ Cui… - Optics …, 2012 - opg.optica.org
A diffraction grating is proposed by periodically defining the liquid-crystal director distribution
to form alternate parallel aligned and twist nematic regions in a cell placed between two …

Fast LiDAR systems based on ferroelectric liquid crystal Dammann grating

ZN Yuan, ZB Sun, HS Kwok, AK Srivastava - Liquid Crystals, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This article reveals a ferroelectric liquid crystal Dammann grating (FLCDG) based
polarisation-modulation system for three-dimensional imaging (3D-imaging) device, which …

Electrically switchable birefringent self-assembled nanocomposites: ferroelectric liquid crystal doped with the multiwall carbon nanotubes

RK Shukla, A Chaudhary, A Bubnov, V Hamplova… - Liquid …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Functional nanocomposites are designed via doping ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) matrix
by 0.03 wt% and 0.1 wt% of functionalised multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) …

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes-ferroelectric liquid crystal nanocomposites: effect of cell thickness and dopant concentration on electro-optic and dielectric behaviour

RK Shukla, A Chaudhary, A Bubnov, KK Raina - Liquid Crystals, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Nanocomposites comprise functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes (0.00 wt%, 0.05
wt% and 0.07 wt%) and ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) have been studied in the 5-μm …

Ferroelectric liquid crystals: futuristic mesogens for photonic applications

SK Gupta, D Budaszewski, DP Singh - The European Physical Journal …, 2022 - Springer
Since their discovery in 1888, liquid crystals (LCs) have attracted an unceasing research
interest due to their exceptional electro-optical properties that are crucial in the development …

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 …