Introduction to Liquid Crystals
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Introduction to Liquid Crystals

Chemistry and Physics, Second Edition

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eBook - ePub

Introduction to Liquid Crystals

Chemistry and Physics, Second Edition

About this book

Introduction to Liquid Crystals: Chemistry and Physics, Second Edition relies on only introductory level chemistry and physics as the foundation for understanding liquid crystal science. Liquid crystals combine the material properties of solids with the flow properties of fluids. As such they have provided the foundation for a revolution in low-power, flat-panel display technology (LCDs). In this book, the essential elements of liquid crystal science are introduced and explained from the perspectives of both the chemist and physicist. This new edition relies on only introductory level physics and chemistry as the foundation for understanding liquid crystal science and is, therefore, ideal for students and recent graduates.

Features

  • Introduces and explains the essential elements of liquid crystal science, including discussion of how liquid crystals have been utilized for innovative and important applications. New to this edition are over 300 figures, 90 end-of chapter exercises, and an increased scope that includes recent developments.
  • Combines the knowledge of two eminent scientists in the field; they have fully updated and expanded the text to cover undergraduate/graduate course work as well as current research in what is now a billion-dollar industry.
  • Immerses the reader in the vocabulary, structures, data, and kinetic models, rapidly building up an understanding of the theories and models in current use.
  • Begins with a historical account of the discovery of liquid crystals and continues with a description of how different phases are generated and how different molecular architectures affect liquid crystal properties.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781351579827
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Chemistry
Index
Chemistry

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. CHAPTER 1 ▪ Welcome to a Delicate and Special Phase of Matter
  8. CHAPTER 2 ▪ A Liquid Crystal — What Is It?
  9. CHAPTER 3 ▪ Nature’s Anisotropic Fluids — It’s All about Direction
  10. CHAPTER 4 ▪ Theoretical Insights — So Many Interesting Possibilities
  11. CHAPTER 5 ▪ Calamitic Liquid Crystals — Rods, Kinks, and Molecular Design
  12. CHAPTER 6 ▪ Discotic Liquid Crystals — Stacking the Dishes and the Bowls
  13. CHAPTER 7 ▪ Chiral Liquid Crystals — Twisted, Frustrated, and Sometimes Defective
  14. CHAPTER 8 ▪ Bent-Core Liquid Crystals — It’s Bananas
  15. CHAPTER 9 ▪ Lyotropic Liquid Crystals — Wet ‘n’ Dry
  16. CHAPTER 10 ▪ Polymers, Oligomers, and Dendrimers — Big and Beautiful
  17. CHAPTER 11 ▪ Liquid Crystal Science — Techniques and Instruments
  18. CHAPTER 12 ▪ Liquid Crystals in Electric and Magnetic Fields — A Delicate Response
  19. CHAPTER 13 ▪ Light and Liquid Crystals — A Panoply of Color
  20. CHAPTER 14 ▪ Liquid Crystal Displays — Here, There, and Everywhere
  21. CHAPTER 15 ▪ Other Applications — Optical Fiber Networks to Shampoo
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index