The introduction of chirality, ie, the lack of mirror symmetry, has a profound effect on liquid
crystals, not only on the molecular scale but also on the supermolecular scale and phase. I …

This article reviews the physics of colloidal dispersions in nematic liquid crystals as a novel
challenging type of soft matter. We first investigate the nematic environment of one particle …

Spontaneous symmetry breaking and emergent polar order are each of fundamental
importance to a range of scientific disciplines, as well as generating rich phase behaviour in …

Chirality and liquid crystals are both widely expressed in nature and biology. Helical
assembly of mesophasic molecules and colloids may produce intriguing chiral liquid …

Much more than a slight revision, this second edition of the successful" Handbook of Liquid
Crystals" is completely restructured and streamlined, with updated as well as completely …

The Handbook of Liquid Crystals is a unique compendium of knowledge on all aspects of
liquid crystals. In over 2000 pages the Handbook provides detailed information on the basic …

Based on graduate lectures given by the authors, Smectic and Columnar Liquid Crystals:
Concepts and Physical Properties Illustrated by Experiments examines lamellar (smectic) …

A smectic liquid-crystal phase made from achiral molecules with bent cores was found to
have fluid layers that exhibit two spontaneous symmetry-breaking instabilities: polar …

The existence or nonexistence of mirror symmetry plays an important role in nature. The lack
of mirror symmetry, called chirality, can be found in systems of all length scales, from …

Structures and properties of liquid crystalline phases formed by bent-core molecules are
reviewed. At least eight phases designated as B1–B8 have been found, being …