Symmetry and Liquid Crystals

• Other Authors: Ishihara, Shoichi (Editor), Uto, Sadahito (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Energy industries & utilities; liquid crystal; liquid crystalline semiconductor; chiral nematic phase; chiral smectic C phase; ferroelectric liquid crystals; circularly polarized light; circularly polarized photoluminescence; circularly polarized electroluminescence; bulk photovoltaic effect; shift current; blue phase; polymer-stabilised blue phase; Kerr effect; electro-optics; disclination; liquid crystal display; residual direct-current voltage; I-V curve; triangular voltage application; vertically aligned twisted nematic (VTN) mode; fringe field switching (FFS) mode; IPS; FFS-LCD; asymmetric optical -LCD system; optical compensation; response time; blue phase liquid crystals; photonic crystals; 3D orientation control; photonic devices; schiff base; biphenyl; 4-phenyl pyridine; DFT; nematic liquid crystal; polar anchoring; azimuthal anchoring; hybrid aligned nematic; twisted nematic; homogeneous orientation; threshold voltage; transmittance; liquid crystal mixture; diluter; stability; polymer-sustained vertically aligned (PS-VA); PI-free; voltage-transmittance curve; cross-linked structure; cross section; flexoelectricity; liquid crystalline elastomers; splay; spontaneous polarization; n/a; chiral nematic liquid crystals; molecular dynamics simulation; miscibility; diffusion coefficient
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Currently, the global liquid crystal (LC) industry is worth approximately USD 115 billion, most of which is used for display applications using nematic LCs (including chiral nematic LCs). The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide new knowledge and research tools as the application of LC device...