Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are renowned for their large, reversible, and anisotropic
shape change in response to various external stimuli due to their lightly cross‐linked …

Self-assembled architectures of soft matter have fascinated scientists for centuries due to
their unique physical properties originated from controllable orientational and/or positional …

In addition to displays, liquid crystals (LCs) have also found widespread applications in
photonic devices, such as adaptive lens, adaptive optics, and sensors, because of their …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystals like Blue Phases, self-assemble in highly
organized structures with a sub-micrometer range periodicity, producing selective Bragg …

Many crystallization processes, including biomineralization and ice-freezing, occur in small
and curved volumes, where surface curvature can strain the crystal, leading to unusual …

Liquid crystals are important components of optical technologies. Cuboidal crystals
consisting of chiral liquid crystals–the so-called blue phases (BPs), are of particular interest …

Blue phase (BP) liquid crystals represent a fascinating state of soft matter that showcases
unique optical and electro-optical properties. Existing between chiral nematic and isotropic …

Blue phase (BP) liquid crystals are materials with unique self-assembling properties. They
can be regarded as 3D photonic crystals as they organize in 3D cubic structures with sub …

Blue phase (BP) liquid crystals (LC) have lately become the focus of extensive research due
to their peculiar properties and structure. BPs exhibit a highly organized 3D structure with a …

Blue phases (BPs), a unique manifestation of chirality in the liquid crystalline state, have
gained considerable attention due to the unusual combination of properties such as sub …