{"product_id":"liquid-crystals-beyond-displays-isbn-9781118078617","title":"Liquid Crystals Beyond Displays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe chemistry, physics, and applications of liquid crystals \u003ci\u003ebeyond\u003c\/i\u003e LCDs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiquid Crystals (LCs) combine order and mobility on a molecular and supramolecular level. But while these remarkable states of matter are most commonly associated with visual display technologies, they have important applications for a variety of other fields as well. \u003ci\u003eLiquid Crystals Beyond Displays: Chemistry, Physics, and Applications\u003c\/i\u003e considers these, bringing together cutting-edge research from some of the most promising areas of LC science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from respected researchers from around the globe, this edited volume emphasizes the chemistry, physics, and applications of LCs in areas such as photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, filed-effect transistors, lasers, molecular motors, nanophotonics and biosensors. Specific chapters look at magnetic LCs, lyotropic chromonic LCs, LC-based chemical sensors, LCs in metamaterials, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing readers to the fundamentals of LC science through the use of illustrative examples, \u003ci\u003eLiquid Crystals Beyond Displays\u003c\/i\u003e covers not only the most recent research in the myriad areas in which LCs are being utilized, but also looks ahead, addressing potential future developments. Designed for physicists, chemists, engineers, and biologists working in academia or industry, as well as graduate students specializing in LC technology, this is the first book to consider LC applications across a wide range of fields.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Liquid Crystal Lasers 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHideo Takezoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Self-Organized Semiconducting Discotic Liquid Crystals for Optoelectronic Applications 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChenming Xue and Quan Li\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Magnetic Liquid Crystals 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRui Tamura, Yoshiaki Uchida, and Katsuaki Suzuki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals for Nonlinear Optical Applications 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYongqiang Zhang and Jesús Etxebarria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Photo-Stimulated Phase Transformations in Liquid Crystals and Their Non-Display Applications 157\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eC. V. Yelamaggad, S. Krishna Prasad, and Quan Li\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Light-Driven Chiral Molecular Switches or Motors in Liquid Crystal Media 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYan Wang and Quan Li\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Liquid Crystal-Functionalized Nano- and Microfibers Produced by Electrospinning 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan P. F. Lagerwall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Functional Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers: Order Meets Self-Assembled Nanostructures 285\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eXia Tong and Yue Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Semiconducting Applications of Polymerizable Liquid Crystals 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary O’Neill and Stephen M. Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Liquid Crystals of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Nanotubes in Liquid Crystals 341\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGiusy Scalia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Liquid Crystals in Metamaterials 379\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAugustine M. Urbas and Dean P. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Ferroelectric Colloids in Liquid Crystals 403\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYuriy Reznikov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Fact or Fiction: Cybotactic Groups in the Nematic Phase of Bent Core Mesogens 427\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBharat R. Acharya and Satyendra Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals: Emerging Applications 449\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeung-Shik Park and Oleg D. Lavrentovich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Liquid Crystal-Based Chemical Sensors 485\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacob T. Hunter and Nicholas L. Abbott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystal for Switchable Windows 505\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeng-Ke Yang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Liquid Crystals for Nanophotonics 525\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy D. Wilkinson and R. Rajesekharan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 569\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuan Li, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of the Organic Synthesis and Advanced Materials Laboratory at the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University, where he is also an Adjunct Professor in the Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program. He has directed research projects supported by the Department of Energy (DOE), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Ohio Board of Regents (OBR), and several companies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe chemistry, physics, and applications of liquid crystals \u003ci\u003ebeyond\u003c\/i\u003e LCDs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiquid Crystals (LCs) combine order and mobility on a molecular and supramolecular level. But while these remarkable states of matter are most commonly associated with visual display technologies, they have important applications for a variety of other fields as well. \u003ci\u003eLiquid Crystals Beyond Displays: Chemistry, Physics, and Applications\u003c\/i\u003e considers these, bringing together cutting-edge research from some of the most promising areas of LC science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from respected researchers from around the globe, this edited volume emphasizes the chemistry, physics, and applications of LCs in areas such as photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, filed-effect transistors, lasers, molecular motors, nanophotonics and biosensors. Specific chapters look at magnetic LCs, lyotropic chromonic LCs, LC-based chemical sensors, LCs in metamaterials, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing readers to the fundamentals of LC science through the use of illustrative examples, \u003ci\u003eLiquid Crystals Beyond Displays\u003c\/i\u003e covers not only the most recent research in the myriad areas in which LCs are being utilized, but also looks ahead, addressing potential future developments. Designed for physicists, chemists, engineers, and biologists working in academia or industry, as well as graduate students specializing in LC technology, this is the first book to consider LC applications across a wide range of fields.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989533933797,"sku":"NP9781118078617","price":216.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118078617.jpg?v=1761784494","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/liquid-crystals-beyond-displays-isbn-9781118078617","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}