Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are of great scientific interest because of the size effect
associated with their magnetic properties and, even more so, because of their wide-ranging …

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 …

Liquid crystals are a type of soft matter that is intermediate between crystalline solids and
isotropic fluids. The study of liquid crystals has made tremendous progress over the past four …

The dispersion of ferroelectric nanomaterials in liquid crystals has recently emerged as a
promising way for the design of advanced and tunable electro-optical materials. The goal of …

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 …

Liquid crystals in combination with nanoparticles are a fascinating topic of research,
because of the wealth of aspects and questions to study. These range from simple effects of …

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

Enhancing the electrical conductivity of liquid crystal (LC) circumvents challenges for
application in advanced electronic components. Toward this, using additives made of …

Dispersing nanomaterials in liquid crystals has emerged as a very promising non-synthetic
way to produce advanced multifunctional and tunable materials. As a rule, dielectric and …

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 …