Structural and Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 1131
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic synthesis; liquid crystals; supramolecular chemistry; delayed fluorescence; sensitizers; singlet oxygen; optoelectronics
Interests: organic synthesis; N-heterocyclic compounds; liquid crystals; polar self-assembly; photochromism; dye-sensitized solar cells; optoelectronic devices
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Liquid crystals (LCs) are a fascinating class of soft matter that exhibit features of fluidity and long-range order. LCs have the intrinsic property of self-organization and give rise to unique physical and optical properties. This has inspired researchers to design and fabricate stimuli-responsive materials and devices for applications in a wide variety of areas.
Considering the outstanding importance of the development of new state-of-the-art liquid crystals, this Special Issue welcomes the submission of original research manuscripts, reviews embracing aspects of LC science and technology, and theoretical and experimental investigations ranging from mesogen design and synthesis to applications.
Potential topics include, but are not restricted to:
- Design, synthesis and characterization of rod-like (calamitic), bent-core and discotic LCs
- Functional liquid-crystalline polymers and supramolecular LCs
- LC display science and technologies, optical alignment, switching materials, optical information processing and devices
- Liquid crystalline properties beyond the biological applications
- Liquid-crystalline sensitizers for singlet oxygen formation and solar cells applications
- Investigation of triplet–triplet annihilation (TTA) in liquid crystals
- Liquid-crystalline thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters
- Environmental issues related to disposal of materials used in organic devices
Dr. Marli Ferreira
Prof. Dr. Aloir Antonio Merlo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- liquid crystals
- smart soft materials
- self-assembly
- stimuli-responsive
- delayed fluorescence
- sensitizers
- solar cells
