Physical Properties of Liquid Crystalline Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2022) | Viewed by 441
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Liquid crystals (LCs) are well known to practically anybody in relation to LC Displays, while there are involved in many other applications on a much smaller scale.
“Liquid crystals” is the general term for a large variety of anisotropic phases in the temperature range between fluids and crystals. These phases have a very rich range of physical properties, which have been actively studied for the last half century and published in vast number of original papers as well as in books/reviews.
Nevertheless, liquid crystals never cease to amaze the Physical Society with their new phases and physical properties. This is especially true for the last couple of decades, based on the progress in LC colloids and biosystems.
One of the most impressive findings was discovery of different polar/ferroelectric phases in nonchiral systems such as bent-core molecules, twist-bend nematic dimers and, finally, the long-awaited polar nematics.
These recent developments have given rise to the need for a Special Issue that will cover the physical properties of new LC systems.
Dr. Yuri Panarin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- liquid crystals
- physical properties
- symmetry
- polarity
- chirality
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