Advances in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

• Main Author: Mitov, Michel (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Chemistry; polymer; microstructure; cholesterics; nanorods; "re-entrant" cholesteric phase of DNA; chelate complexes; dielectric heating; anthracyclines drugs; uniform lying helix; nanobridges; geometry phase; textures of the DNA liquid-crystalline phases; Onsager theory; two-length scale surface wrinkling; nematic; optical fiber; side-polished fiber; cationic polymerization; cholesteric; conical boundary conditions; liquid-crystalline dispersions of DNA; chirality; director configuration; head-up display; cholesteric liquid crystals; polydispersity; electro-optical property; "rigid" particles of DNA; radical polymerization; cholesteric and hexagonal packing of DNA; theoretically calculated and experimental circular dichroism spectra; cholesteric liquid crystal; capillary shape equation; orientational structure; sensor; liquid crystal; topological defect; anisotropic surface energy
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With their helical structure, cholesteric liquid crystals figure prominently in liquid crystal science. The selective reflection of light is their flagship property, and they offer a myriad of applications as advanced optical materials with multiscale properties. The cholesteric structure is also a...