Liquid Crystal Materials and Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Liquid crystals (LCs) are materials that exhibit properties of isotropic liquids and solids. Since the discovery of LCs in the second half of the 19th century, LC devices have been applied in many applications, especially in the field of optoelectronics, because of these unique optical properties. A variety of phases may be exhibited, such as smectic, nematic, blue, and cholesteric. Owing to the mobility of molecules, LCs are highly responsive to external stimuli (electric fields, magnetic fields, heat, light, etc.) and are widely used in flat-panel displays, optical filters, optical lenses, smart windows, spatial light modulator, and vortex light generation and more. As LC technologies have developed enormously over the past few decades, they have come to dominate many display markets such as LC phone products, notebook computer displays, AR/VR displays, and desktop monitors and a variety of fields including medical testing, green buildings, energy conversion, life and health, autonomous driving, and space technology. LC applications have changed our lives. Despite the rapid development of this technology, the exploration and discovery of new possibilities in this field continue to inspire growth and innovation; novel LC materials, LC phase states, arrangement structures, and advanced LC devices continue to emerge. In this Special Issue, “Liquid crystal materials and liquid crystal devices”, we intend to focus on high-quality and high-performance LC materials and devices to collect papers on both display and non-display applications.

Dr. Shuxin Liu
Dr. Quanming Chen
Dr. Changli Sun
Dr. Kun Yin
Guest Editors

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