Functional Liquid Crystals towards the Next Generation of Materials

Takashi Kato; Junya Uchida; Takahiro Ichikawa; Takeshi Sakamoto

doi:10.1002/anie.201711163

Functional Liquid Crystals towards the Next Generation of Materials

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2018 Apr 9;57(16):4355-4371. doi: 10.1002/anie.201711163. Epub 2018 Mar 13.

Authors

Takashi Kato¹, Junya Uchida¹, Takahiro Ichikawa^{2

3}, Takeshi Sakamoto¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
² Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Nakacho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan.
³ PRESTO (Japan) Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, 332-0012, Japan.

PMID: 29534321
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201711163

Abstract

Since the discovery of the liquid-crystalline state in 1888, liquid crystal science has made great advances through fusion with various technologies and disciplines. Recently, new molecular design strategies and new self-assembled structures have been developed as a result of the progress made in synthetic procedures and characterization techniques. Since these liquid crystals exhibit new functions and properties derived from their nanostructures and alignment, a variety of new functions for liquid crystals, such as transport for energy applications, separation for environmental applications, chromism, sensing, electrooptical effects, actuation, and templating have been proposed. This Review presents recent advances of liquid crystals that should contribute to the next generation of materials.

Keywords: liquid crystals; materials science; nanomaterials; self-assembly; supramolecular chemistry.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't