Mixtures Composed of Liquid Crystals and Nanoparticles

Measurement of magnetic anisotropy of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in nematic host

“…There have been developed many devices based on NLC with inserted dyes, micro-particles or nano-particles. These mixtures can be used for the study of particle's physical properties as well as in engineering to improve existing devices or to develop new ones [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. The liquid crystals, mainly used in LCD's, combine the properties of crystalline structure of solid state with those of liquid phase, leading to an organized movement of inserted to CNT.…”

Threshold properties of nanodoped surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystals under electric and magnetic fields

“…Recently, the mixtures of various soft material and nanoparticles have attracted significant interest during the last decades [1][2][3][4][5]. In particular, nanophysics of liquid crystals are a rapidly expanding field of soft matter science for the fascinating fundamental and technological perspectives [6].…”

Phase Behavior and Dynamics of Binary and Multicomponent Thioester Liquid Crystal Mixtures

“…Recently, a large number of scientific papers on this subject have been published. They are dedicated to studies of mixtures of both calamitic and banana-shaped liquid crystals, containing achiral and chiral mesogens, and more lately also to studies of liquid crystal–nanomaterial systems, which are investigated with respect to their wide application spectrum. − For many years, our team has been involved in studies of both chiral and achiral liquid crystal mixtures. − …”