Reprint
Advances in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals
Edited by
February 2020
122 pages
- ISBN978-3-03928-228-9 (Paperback)
- ISBN978-3-03928-229-6 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Advances in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals that was published in
Chemistry & Materials Science
Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
With their helical structure, cholesteric liquid crystals figure prominently in liquid crystal science. The selective reflection of light is their flagship property, and they offer a myriad of applications as advanced optical materials with multiscale properties. The cholesteric structure is also a ubiquitous design in the animal and plant kingdoms. This book contains eight contributions on fundamental investigations about defects, textures and structures of cholesteric materials, and experimental studies aimed at applications such as temperature sensors, head-up displays for improving automobile driving safety, or smart windows.
Format
- Paperback
License and Copyright
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
chirality; cholesterics; nanorods; Onsager theory; polydispersity; liquid-crystalline dispersions of DNA; cholesteric and hexagonal packing of DNA; theoretically calculated and experimental circular dichroism spectra; textures of the DNA liquid-crystalline phases; “re-entrant” cholesteric phase of DNA; anthracyclines drugs; chelate complexes; nanobridges; “rigid” particles of DNA; dielectric heating; cholesteric liquid crystals; uniform lying helix; cholesteric liquid crystal; two-length scale surface wrinkling; capillary shape equation; anisotropic surface energy; liquid crystal; cholesteric; nematic; conical boundary conditions; orientational structure; director configuration; topological defect; cholesteric liquid crystals; polymer; radical polymerization; cationic polymerization; electro-optical property; microstructure; geometry phase; cholesteric liquid crystal; head-up display; liquid crystal; cholesteric liquid crystals; optical fiber; side-polished fiber; sensor