Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals
The dispersion of nanomaterials in liquid crystals, both of the thermotropic and the lyotropic kind, has attracted much interest over recent years. This is in part related to the success of liquid crystals in several applications, in particular flat screen displays, besides others. The dispersion of...
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| description | The dispersion of nanomaterials in liquid crystals, both of the thermotropic and the lyotropic kind, has attracted much interest over recent years. This is in part related to the success of liquid crystals in several applications, in particular flat screen displays, besides others. The dispersion of nanoparticles allows the fine-tuning of liquid crystalline properties and the addition of functionalities associated with the properties of the nanoparticles. These include the addition of ferroelectricity, magnetic properties, optic and plasmonic properties, for example through quantum dots and gold nanoparticles, but also directed conductivity, by exploiting the respective conductivity anisotropy of nanotubes. In addition, such behaviors can be achieved through transfer and templating of the self-organization of the liquid crystalline order onto dispersed anisotropic nanoparticles, allowing the formation of ordered nanostructures. Furthermore, the formation of partially ordered fluids can be induced by dispersing shape anisotropic nanoparticles in an isotropic solvent. Such lyotropic systems have recently experienced a revived interest. This genuinely multidisciplinary field of research has led to a wealth of novel systems in soft condensed matter and promises new applications in the areas of displays, optical elements, meta-materials, sensors, drug delivery, and many more. Various examples are presented in this publication. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-542722024-04-05T12:39:24Z Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals Ingo Dierking (Ed.) QD1-999 QC1-999 graphene and other two-dimensional nanomaterials magnetic and ferroelectric nanoparticles nanotubes ordered fluid biological nanostructures colloidal dopants functional mesogen liquid crystal self-organisation thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PN Chemistry The dispersion of nanomaterials in liquid crystals, both of the thermotropic and the lyotropic kind, has attracted much interest over recent years. This is in part related to the success of liquid crystals in several applications, in particular flat screen displays, besides others. The dispersion of nanoparticles allows the fine-tuning of liquid crystalline properties and the addition of functionalities associated with the properties of the nanoparticles. These include the addition of ferroelectricity, magnetic properties, optic and plasmonic properties, for example through quantum dots and gold nanoparticles, but also directed conductivity, by exploiting the respective conductivity anisotropy of nanotubes. In addition, such behaviors can be achieved through transfer and templating of the self-organization of the liquid crystalline order onto dispersed anisotropic nanoparticles, allowing the formation of ordered nanostructures. Furthermore, the formation of partially ordered fluids can be induced by dispersing shape anisotropic nanoparticles in an isotropic solvent. Such lyotropic systems have recently experienced a revived interest. This genuinely multidisciplinary field of research has led to a wealth of novel systems in soft condensed matter and promises new applications in the areas of displays, optical elements, meta-materials, sensors, drug delivery, and many more. Various examples are presented in this publication. 2021-02-11T20:33:36Z 2021-02-11T20:33:36Z 2018-09-25 11:14:33 2018 book 29079 9783038971153 9783038971160 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/54272 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/718 https://play.google.com/books/publish/a/14935057684283403269#details/ISBN:9783038971153 https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/718 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03897-116-0 10.3390/books978-3-03897-116-0 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783038971153 9783038971160 160 open access |
| spellingShingle | QD1-999 QC1-999 graphene and other two-dimensional nanomaterials magnetic and ferroelectric nanoparticles nanotubes ordered fluid biological nanostructures colloidal dopants functional mesogen liquid crystal self-organisation thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PN Chemistry Ingo Dierking (Ed.) Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals |
| title | Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals |
| title_full | Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals |
| title_fullStr | Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals |
| title_short | Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals |
| title_sort | nanomaterials in liquid crystals |
| topic | QD1-999 QC1-999 graphene and other two-dimensional nanomaterials magnetic and ferroelectric nanoparticles nanotubes ordered fluid biological nanostructures colloidal dopants functional mesogen liquid crystal self-organisation thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PN Chemistry |
| topic_facet | QD1-999 QC1-999 graphene and other two-dimensional nanomaterials magnetic and ferroelectric nanoparticles nanotubes ordered fluid biological nanostructures colloidal dopants functional mesogen liquid crystal self-organisation thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PN Chemistry |
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