Liquid crystals, long a stable in the display industry, continue to captivate scientific interest owing to their unique properties. Although they have been widely used in commercial applications, their versatility has paved the way for innovation in various domains. The development of crystal/polymer composites and liquid crystalline elastomers can not only create new devices such as diming films, multi-stimuli-responsive films and soft robotics, but also lead to breakthroughs in research fields such as solid-state batteries, flexible screens, and organic electronics. Especially in recent years, a lot of functional devices have emerged based on liquid crystal materials. In light of these recent advancements, there is a compelling need to convene a discourse on emerging devices based on liquid crystals and the remarkable strides made in enhancing their performance. It’s welcome to submit any manuscript concerning liquid crystal-based devices to this Research Topic.
In this Research Topic, we aim to unearth the new advances in functionality or performance improvements of devices based on liquid crystals. Despite the extensive history of liquid crystal research, the synergistic coupling of liquid crystals with polymers or low-dimensional nanomaterials could spark new ideas about functionality and performance enhancement. Thus, we seek to spotlight pioneering discoveries that encompass a wide spectrum of topics, such as new applications of liquid crystals, high-performance devices based on liquid crystals, new liquid crystal composite materials, and new preparation methods.
Submissions related to an array of devices based on liquid crystal materials are highly encouraged. These encompass but are not limited to:
• Solid-state electrolytes;
• Soft robotics;
• Stimuli-responsive films;
• Flexible screens;
• Dimming films.
Keywords:
Dimming films, liquid crystal elastomers, color-changing films, stimuli-responsive films, liquid crystals
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Liquid crystals, long a stable in the display industry, continue to captivate scientific interest owing to their unique properties. Although they have been widely used in commercial applications, their versatility has paved the way for innovation in various domains. The development of crystal/polymer composites and liquid crystalline elastomers can not only create new devices such as diming films, multi-stimuli-responsive films and soft robotics, but also lead to breakthroughs in research fields such as solid-state batteries, flexible screens, and organic electronics. Especially in recent years, a lot of functional devices have emerged based on liquid crystal materials. In light of these recent advancements, there is a compelling need to convene a discourse on emerging devices based on liquid crystals and the remarkable strides made in enhancing their performance. It’s welcome to submit any manuscript concerning liquid crystal-based devices to this Research Topic.
In this Research Topic, we aim to unearth the new advances in functionality or performance improvements of devices based on liquid crystals. Despite the extensive history of liquid crystal research, the synergistic coupling of liquid crystals with polymers or low-dimensional nanomaterials could spark new ideas about functionality and performance enhancement. Thus, we seek to spotlight pioneering discoveries that encompass a wide spectrum of topics, such as new applications of liquid crystals, high-performance devices based on liquid crystals, new liquid crystal composite materials, and new preparation methods.
Submissions related to an array of devices based on liquid crystal materials are highly encouraged. These encompass but are not limited to:
• Solid-state electrolytes;
• Soft robotics;
• Stimuli-responsive films;
• Flexible screens;
• Dimming films.
Keywords:
Dimming films, liquid crystal elastomers, color-changing films, stimuli-responsive films, liquid crystals
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.