Graphene as an alignment agent, an electrode, and a source of surface chirality in a smectic-A liquid crystal
R Basu - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
A liquid crystal (LC) cell was fabricated by putting together a monolayer graphene-coated
glass substrate on one side, and a rubbed planar-aligning polyimide layer on an indium tin …
glass substrate on one side, and a rubbed planar-aligning polyimide layer on an indium tin …
Flexible control of terahertz chirality in twisted nematic liquid crystal cell with submillimeter thickness
HJ Zhao, F Fan, SL Jiang, XH Jiang, YY Ji… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Liquid crystal (LC), an anisotropic and tunable material, is widely used in phase shifters,
polarization converters, and chiral devices. However, it is difficult for simple LC devices to …
polarization converters, and chiral devices. However, it is difficult for simple LC devices to …
Electroclinic effect in nematic liquid crystals: the role of molecular and environmental chirality
C Greco, A Ferrarini - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2013 - APS
The electroclinic (EC) effect is the tilt of the optical axis of a liquid crystal in the plane
perpendicular to an applied electric field. Chirality plays a key role for its emergence. Based …
perpendicular to an applied electric field. Chirality plays a key role for its emergence. Based …
Nematic molecular core flexibility and chiral induction
TC Lin, IR Nemitz, CJ McGrath, CPJ Schubert… - Physical Review E …, 2013 - APS
Electroclinic measurements, in which an applied electric field E induces a rotation Δθ (∝ E)
of the liquid crystal director about the electric field axis in a chiral environment, were …
of the liquid crystal director about the electric field axis in a chiral environment, were …
Estimation of the helical twisting power of chiral inducers by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) for electrochemical polymerization in cholesteric liquid …
H Shen, H Goto - Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Five chiral compounds were designed and synthesized using the Mitsunobu reaction to act
as chiral inducers (ie, chiral dopants) for the transformation of a nematic liquid crystal (LC)(4 …
as chiral inducers (ie, chiral dopants) for the transformation of a nematic liquid crystal (LC)(4 …