Materials with Liquid–Crystalline Properties—Structure, Stimuli Responsiveness and Functionality
A special issue of Chemistry (ISSN 2624-8549). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemistry of Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Interests: liquid crystals; supramolecular chemistry; stimuli responsive materials; ionic liquid crystals; mesogen design; ferroelectric; polar phases; organic synthesis; X-ray scattering (SAXS, WAXS, GISAXS); phase transitions; charge carrier mobility; ion mobility; donor-acceptor materials; fullerene hybride materials; helical structures; nanosegregation
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Dear Colleagues,
Liquid crystals combine their fluid nature with either orientational and/or positional long-range order. This unique combination allows for stimuli-responsive properties; thus, the materials that can reply to external forces, including electric, magnetic or mechanical fields or light. The materials emerge from inorganic, organic or hybrid structures, and they may consist of small, low-molar-mass structures, colloidal particles, supra- or supermolecular assemblies and polymers. Liquid crystal properties and liquid-crystal-derived structures are omnipresent in nature, and play an important part in soft matter science. This Special Issue presents new directions in the field of liquid-crystal-derived materials, comprising advances in liquid crystal design, photonic materials, semiconductors, polar structures and their applications, soft robotics and liquid crystal chromophores and fluorophores with potential usage in sensing applications.
Prof. Dr. Matthias Lehmann
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- liquid crystals
- molecular engineering
- self-assembly
- nanostructure
- stimuli responsiveness
- photonics
- soft robotics
- sensing
- semiconductors
- polar liquid crystals
- ionic liquid crystals
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