Liquid Crystals and Their Applications

The Topical Collection “Liquid Crystals and Their Applications” in Crystals (MDPI) gathers cutting-edge contributions that reveal the remarkable versatility and impact of liquid crystal materials across technology and science. This collection features experimental and theoretical papers that demonst...

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description The Topical Collection “Liquid Crystals and Their Applications” in Crystals (MDPI) gathers cutting-edge contributions that reveal the remarkable versatility and impact of liquid crystal materials across technology and science. This collection features experimental and theoretical papers that demonstrate how manipulating the orientational order of nematic, chiral, and elastomeric phases enables novel influences on thermal, optical, and mechanical phenomena. Highlights include light-induced heating and Bragg resonance in nematic and helicoidal cholesteric structures, usage of nematic liquid crystals to boost dye-sensing solar cell performance, and the design of broadband near-infrared reflective coatings with stacked chiral liquid crystals. The integration of liquid crystals in filtration membranes, adjustable optical elements, and responsive elastomers illustrates their critical role in sustainable energy, smart windows, and advanced photonic devices. The review of angular-selective windows with guest–host liquid crystals underscores their promise for the next-generation static window technologies. Collectively, this collection offers a panoramic view of how liquid crystals shape modern materials innovation and device engineering for researchers, technologists, and industry stakeholders.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1749022026-04-16T17:16:33Z Liquid Crystals and Their Applications Almeida, Ana Marques de Almeida, Pedro Catarina Baptista, Ana Liquid Crystals Polymers Nematic Chiral Liquid Crystal Stimuli Responsive thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials::TNKX Conservation of buildings and building materials The Topical Collection “Liquid Crystals and Their Applications” in Crystals (MDPI) gathers cutting-edge contributions that reveal the remarkable versatility and impact of liquid crystal materials across technology and science. This collection features experimental and theoretical papers that demonstrate how manipulating the orientational order of nematic, chiral, and elastomeric phases enables novel influences on thermal, optical, and mechanical phenomena. Highlights include light-induced heating and Bragg resonance in nematic and helicoidal cholesteric structures, usage of nematic liquid crystals to boost dye-sensing solar cell performance, and the design of broadband near-infrared reflective coatings with stacked chiral liquid crystals. The integration of liquid crystals in filtration membranes, adjustable optical elements, and responsive elastomers illustrates their critical role in sustainable energy, smart windows, and advanced photonic devices. The review of angular-selective windows with guest–host liquid crystals underscores their promise for the next-generation static window technologies. Collectively, this collection offers a panoramic view of how liquid crystals shape modern materials innovation and device engineering for researchers, technologists, and industry stakeholders. 2026-04-16T17:16:26Z 2026-04-16T17:16:26Z 2025 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725856138_7 9783725856138 9783725856145 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/174902 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/topicalCollection/11784 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-5614-5 10.3390/books978-3-7258-5614-5 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725856138 9783725856145 144 CH open access
spellingShingle Liquid Crystals
Polymers
Nematic
Chiral Liquid Crystal
Stimuli Responsive
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials::TNKX Conservation of buildings and building materials
Liquid Crystals and Their Applications
title Liquid Crystals and Their Applications
title_full Liquid Crystals and Their Applications
title_fullStr Liquid Crystals and Their Applications
title_full_unstemmed Liquid Crystals and Their Applications
title_short Liquid Crystals and Their Applications
title_sort liquid crystals and their applications
topic Liquid Crystals
Polymers
Nematic
Chiral Liquid Crystal
Stimuli Responsive
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials::TNKX Conservation of buildings and building materials
topic_facet Liquid Crystals
Polymers
Nematic
Chiral Liquid Crystal
Stimuli Responsive
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials::TNKX Conservation of buildings and building materials
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