Liquid crystals have been intensively studied as functional materials. Recently, integration of
various disciplines has led to new directions in the design of functional liquid‐crystalline …

This Review covers the recent developments (2005–2015) in the design, synthesis,
characterization, and application of thermotropic ionic liquid crystals. It was designed to give …

The nanosegregated structures of columnar, smectic and bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals
can provide well-organized, nano-and sub-nanosized 1D, 2D and 3D channels capable of …

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been intensely researched for more than two
decades. Electrolyte formulations are one of the bottlenecks to their successful …

Current available organic liquid electrolytes of electrochemical energy devices lead to fast
performance degradation and even combustion. Such challenges call for the development …

Since the discovery of the liquid‐crystalline state of matter 125 years ago, this field has
developed into a scientific area with many facets. This Review presents recent …

We here describe our various concepts and achievements for material science, which have
been introduced through liquid-crystalline (LC) and polymer chemistry. They have resulted …

This article presents an overview of the developments in the field of organic photovoltaics
(PVs) with liquid crystals (LCs). A brief introduction to the PV and LC fields is given first …

Thermotropic liquid‐crystalline (LC) electrolytes for lithium‐ion batteries are developed for
the first time. A rod‐like LC molecule having a cyclic carbonate moiety is used to form self …

Ionic liquid crystals are materials that combine the classes of liquid crystals and ionic liquids.
The first one is based on the multi-billion-dollar flat panel display industry, whilst the latter …