Abstract
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 [...]
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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
The authors examined the mechanisms leading to the formation of birefringent domains showing local nematic liquid crystalline order
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Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. LCs are characterized by the combination of partial ordering, leading to anisotropic physical properties; and fluidity, which allows control of molecular alignment by external stimuli, such as magnetic and electric fields. The nematic (N) is the simplest liquid crystalline phase exhibiting the long range orientational order of anisotropic shape molecules (often rod-like or disc-like molecules). This Special Issue presents various aspects of current research on nematic phases.
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