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Crystals, 2020 Liquid crystals were discovered by Friedrich Reinitzer in 1888 when he observed colors in cholesterol derivatives that are characteristic of highly birefringent materials [...]
Charles Rosenblatt
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Crystals, 2021 The discovery of liquid crystals (LCs) is dated to the year 1888, when Friedrich Reinitzer reported his observation of the double melting points of cholesterol benzoate [...]
Małgorzata Jasiurkowska-Delaporte +1 more
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Nematic liquid crystal alignment on subwavelength metal gratings
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2018 We have studied the alignment of a nematic liquid crystal (LC) material on aluminum subwavelength nanogratings as a function of the period, p, and the slit width to period ratio, w/p.
Irina V. Kasyanova +4 more
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Crystals, 2021 Based on the anchoring effect due to the self-assembling behavior of the phospholipid molecules at the interface between the liquid crystal and water phases on the orientation of liquid crystals, the optical response associated with the orientation and ...
Yuqi Han +7 more
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Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2018 The ongoing interest in fast liquid crystal (LC) modes stimulated by display technology and new applications has motivated us to study in detail the in-plane switching (IPS) vertically aligned (VA) mode.
Artur R. Geivandov +3 more
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Eliminating Ambiguities in Electrical Measurements of Advanced Liquid Crystal Materials
Crystals, 2023 Existing and future display and non-display applications of thermotropic liquid crystals rely on the development of new mesogenic materials. Electrical measurements of such materials determine their suitability for a specific application.
Oleksandr V. Kovalchuk +2 more
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On the Analogy between Electrolytes and Ion-Generating Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals
Nanomaterials, 2020 Nanomaterials in liquid crystals are a hot topic of contemporary liquid crystal research. An understanding of the possible effects of nanodopants on the properties of liquid crystals is critical for the development of novel mesogenic materials with ...
Yuriy Garbovskiy
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Evaluating the Concentration of Ions in Liquid Crystal Cells: Hidden Factors and Useful Techniques
Proceedings, 2021 Many liquid crystal devices are driven by electric fields. Ions, typically present in molecular liquid crystal materials in minute quantities, can compromise the performance of mesogenic materials (in the simplest case, through a well-known screening ...
Yuriy Garbovskiy
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Liquid Crystal-Tuned Planar Optics in Terahertz Range
Applied Sciences, 2023 Recently, terahertz waves of higher frequencies compared to microwave and radio frequency have shown great potential in radar detection and high-speed wireless communication. To spatially control the wavefront of terahertz beams, various novel components,
Hongguan Yu +4 more
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Next MaterialsThis study compares the impact of Al2O3, CuO, and Al2O3-CuO co-doping on the structural, optical, thermal, mechanical, and gamma (γ)-ray shielding properties of the B2O3-Bi2O3-K2O (BBK) glass system.
Abely E. Mwakuna +3 more
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