Alignment control of nematic liquid crystal using gold nanoparticles grafted by the liquid crystalline polymer with azobenzene mesogens as the side chains
ZY Kuang, YJ Fan, L Tao, ML Li, N Zhao… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The gold nanoparticles highly grafted by a liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) with azobenzene
mesogens as the side chain (denoted as Au@ TE-PAzo NPs) are successfully designed and …
mesogens as the side chain (denoted as Au@ TE-PAzo NPs) are successfully designed and …
Mesoscale martensitic transformation in single crystals of topological defects
Liquid-crystal blue phases (BPs) are highly ordered at two levels. Molecules exhibit
orientational order at nanometer length scales, while chirality leads to ordered arrays of …
orientational order at nanometer length scales, while chirality leads to ordered arrays of …
Perfection in nucleation and growth of blue-phase single crystals: small free-energy required to self-assemble at specific lattice orientation
Chemically patterned surfaces can be used to selectively stabilize blue phases as
macroscopic single crystals with a prescribed lattice orientation. By tailoring the interfacial …
macroscopic single crystals with a prescribed lattice orientation. By tailoring the interfacial …
A Generalizable Approach to Direct the Self‐Assembly of Functional Blue‐Phase Liquid Crystals
Blue phases (BPs) are soft and stimuli‐responsive photonic crystals that are interesting for
sensing, display, and lasing applications. Polycrystallinity has, however, limited both the …
sensing, display, and lasing applications. Polycrystallinity has, however, limited both the …
Directed self-assembly of colloidal particles onto nematic liquid crystalline defects engineered by chemically patterned surfaces
In exploiting topological defects of liquid crystals as the targeting sites for trap** colloidal
objects, previous work has relied on topographic features with uniform anchoring to create …
objects, previous work has relied on topographic features with uniform anchoring to create …
Engineering the anchoring behavior of nematic liquid crystals on a solid surface by varying the density of liquid crystalline polymer brushes
Controlling the orientation of liquid crystal (LC) molecules towards contacting surfaces is a
crucial requirement for the development of LC displays and passive electro-optical devices …
crucial requirement for the development of LC displays and passive electro-optical devices …