Liquid crystals: versatile self-organized smart soft materials

HK Bisoyi, Q Li - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Smart soft materials are envisioned to be the building blocks of the next generation of
advanced devices and digitally augmented technologies. In this context, liquid crystals (LCs) …

Polymer-based low dielectric constant and loss materials for high-speed communication network: Dielectric constants and challenges

MDZ Islam, Y Fu, H Deb, MDK Hasan, Y Dong… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating demands of high-frequency applications demands the development of
dielectric materials with low relative permittivity (dielectric constant) for efficient signal …

Development of photoluminescent and photochromic polyester nanocomposite reinforced with electrospun glass nanofibers

MT Abdu, TA Khattab, MS Abdelrahman - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
A polyester resin was strengthened with electrospun glass nanofibers to create long-lasting
photochromic and photoluminescent products, such as smart windows and concrete, as well …

Polarization analysis and humidity dependence of dielectric properties of aromatic and semialicyclic polyimides measured at 10 GHz

R Sawada, S Ando - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this study, dielectric constants (D k) and dissipation factors (D f) of 15 types of polyimides
(PIs), including wholly aromatic, semialicyclic, partially fluorinated, and perfluorinated PIs …

How far can we push the rigid oligomers/polymers toward ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals?

J Li, R **a, H Xu, J Yang, X Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The emerging ferroelectric nematic (NF) liquid crystal is a novel 3D-ordered liquid exhibiting
macroscopic electric polarization. The combination of the ultrahigh dielectric constant, strong …

Exploring the cross-linking effect on decreasing the dielectric constant and dissipation factor of poly (ester imide) s at a high frequency of 10–40 GHz

YC Cheng, YC Chen, YC Lin, CC Kuo… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polyimides possess excellent thermal-mechanical stability and solution processability and
can be widely used in the electronic industry. In particular, they can achieve a decent …

Quantifying the Dynamic Factors Influencing New‐Age Users' Adoption of 5G Using TAM and UTAUT Models in Emerging Country: A Multistage PLS‐SEM Approach

M Dadhich, S Rathore, BA Gyamfi… - Education Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. The 5G has ushered in a new age of life‐changing breakthroughs and
advancements due to faster speeds, greater bandwidth, and ultra‐high expectancy. The …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible liquid crystal polymer technologies from microwave to terahertz frequencies

Z Zhou, W Li, J Qian, W Liu, Y Wang, X Zhang, Q Guo… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the emergence of fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks, millimeter-wave (mmW) and
terahertz (THz) frequencies have attracted ever-growing interest for advanced wireless …

Branched thermotropic liquid crystal polymer with favourable processability and dielectric properties

S Wang, S Ma, N Li, S Jie, Y Luo, X Gao - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer (TLCP) has emerged as a promising material
for 5G mm-wave antennas due to its low dielectric constant and loss at high frequencies …

Enhancement of intrinsic thermal conductivity of liquid crystalline epoxy through the strategy of interlocked polymer networks

SJ Yuan, ZQ Peng, MZ Rong, MQ Zhang - Materials Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
To enhance the intrinsic thermal conduction of liquid crystalline epoxy (LCE), a novel
strategy based on interlocked polymer networks is proposed. Two cured versions of LCE …