Liquid Crystals: Smectic, Ferroelectric, Nanocomposites and DNA

Presentations

• Two-Dimensional Microfluidics: Hydrodynamic Interactions in Ultra-Thin Smectic Liquid Crystal Films

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 11:15 AM – Feb. 28, 2012, 11:27 AM

  Authors

  • Zoom Nguyen

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Aaron Goldfain

    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Cheol Park

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Joe Maclennan

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Matt Glaser

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Noel Clark

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • LCMRC, CU Boulder
    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Department of Physics and Liquid Crystal Material Research Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) U.S.A.

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• Two-Dimensional Microfluidics: hydrodynamics of drops and interfaces in flowing smectic liquid crystal channels

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 11:27 AM – Feb. 28, 2012, 11:39 AM

  Authors

  • Zhiyuan Qi

    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Zoom Nguyen

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Cheol Park

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Joe Maclennan

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Matt Glaser

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Noel Clark

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • LCMRC, CU Boulder
    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Department of Physics and Liquid Crystal Material Research Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) U.S.A.

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• Smectic liquid crystal cells with a ``dirty'' substrate

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 11:39 AM – Feb. 28, 2012, 11:51 AM

  Authors

  • Quan Zhang

    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

  • Leo Radzihovsky

    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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• Structural Reorganization of 4 - Cyano - 4' - octyloxybiphenyl (8OCB) revealed by Fast Scanning Calorimetry

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 11:51 AM – Feb. 28, 2012, 12:03 PM

  Authors

  • Dongshan Zhou

    • Nanjing University

  • Jing Jiang

    • Nanjing University

  • Zhijie Huang

    • Nanjing University

  • Wei Jiang

    • Nanjing University

  • Gi Xue

    • Nanjing University

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• A Biaxial Banana Liquid Crystal Phase with Short-range Layer Ordering

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 12:03 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 12:15 PM

  Authors

  • Yongqiang Shen

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Tao Gong

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Dong Chen

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Renfan Shao

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Chenhui Zhu

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Matthew Glaser

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Joseph Maclennan

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • David Walba

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Noel Clark

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • LCMRC, CU Boulder
    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Department of Physics and Liquid Crystal Material Research Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) U.S.A.

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• A Bent -- Shape Leaning Smectic Liquid Crystal Material

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 12:15 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 12:27 PM

  Authors

  • Cuiyu Zhang

    • Kent State University

  • Nick Diorio

    • Kent State University

  • S. Radhika

    • Raman Research Institute

  • B.K. Sadashiva

    • Raman Research Institute

  • Antal Jakli

    • Kent State University

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• Effective Conductivity due to Continuous Polarization Reorientation in Fluid Ferroelectrics

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 12:27 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 12:39 PM

  Authors

  • Joe Maclennan

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Yongqiang Shen

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Tao Gong

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Renfan Shao

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Eva Korblova

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • David Walba

    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

  • Noel Clark

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • LCMRC, CU Boulder
    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Department of Physics and Liquid Crystal Material Research Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) U.S.A.

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• Microscopic origins of first-order SmA-SmC phase behavior and electro optics in de Vries smectic liquid crystals

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 12:39 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 12:51 PM

  Authors

  • Z. Kost-Smith

    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado

  • Zach Kost-Smith

    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado
    • Colorado University, Boulder

  • P.D. Beale

    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado

  • Noel Clark

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • LCMRC, CU Boulder
    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Department of Physics and Liquid Crystal Material Research Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) U.S.A.

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• Morphology and Dynamics of Liquid Crystalline Molecules Confined in Nano-pores

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 12:51 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 1:03 PM

  Authors

  • Malgorzata Jasiurkowska

    • University of Leipzig, Germany

  • Wilhelm Kossack

    • University of Leipzig, Germany

  • Roxana Ene

    • University of Leipzig, Germany

  • Ciprian Iacob

    • University of Leipzig, Germany

  • Wycliffe Kipnusu

    • University of Leipzig, Germany

  • Periklis Papadopoulos

    • University of Leipzig, Germany

  • Joshua Sangoro

    • University of Leipzig, Germany

  • Maria Massalska-Arodz

    • Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland

  • Friedrich Kremer

    • University of Leipzig, Germany

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• Temperature Dependence of Smectic Liquid Crystals Mixed With Magnetic Nanoparticles

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 1:03 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 1:15 PM

  Authors

  • Jefferson W. Taylor

    • University of Maryland - College Park

  • Lynn K. Kurihara

    • Naval Research Laboratories

  • Luz J Martinez-Miranda

    • Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland

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• The Role of ZnO Particle Size, Shape and Concentration on Liquid Crystal Order and Current-Voltage Properties for Potential Photovoltaic Applications

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 1:15 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 1:27 PM

  Authors

  • Luz J Martinez-Miranda

    • Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland

  • Luz J Martinez-Miranda

    • Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland

  • Luz J Martinez-Miranda

    • Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland

  • Jefferson W. Taylor

    • University of Maryland - College Park

  • Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba

    • Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, MD, 20742

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• ZnO Nanowire Arrays with Liquid Crystals for Photovoltaic Applications

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 1:27 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 1:39 PM

  Authors

  • Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba

    • Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, MD, 20742

  • Joshwa Taillon

    • Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

  • Luz J Martinez-Miranda

    • Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland

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• Ligation of Complementary Oligomers in Liquid Crystals of nanoDNA

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 1:39 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 1:51 PM

  Authors

  • Gregory Smith

    • LCMRC, CU Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) U.S.A.

  • David Walba

    • LCMRC, CU Boulder

  • Noel Clark

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • LCMRC, CU Boulder
    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Department of Physics and Liquid Crystal Material Research Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) U.S.A.

  • Weixian Xi

    • Chemical Engineering, CU Boulder

  • Tao Gong

    • Chemical Engineering, CU Boulder

  • Christopher Bowman

    • Chemical Engineering, CU Boulder

  • Tommaso Fraccia

    • University of Milan

  • Giuliano Zanchetta

    • University of Milan

  • Tommaso Bellini

    • University of Milan

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• Liquid Crystal Ordering of Random DNA Oligomers

  ORAL

  Feb. 28, 2012, 1:51 PM – Feb. 28, 2012, 2:03 PM

  Authors

  • Tommaso Bellini

    • University of Milan, Milan

  • Giuliano Zanchetta

    • University of Milan, Milan

  • Tommaso Fraccia

    • University of Milan, Milan

  • Roberto Cerbino

    • University of Milan, Milan

  • Ethan Tsai

    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Mark Moran

    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Gregory Smith

    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder

  • David Walba

    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Noel Clark

    • University of Colorado at Boulder
    • LCMRC, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • LCMRC, CU Boulder
    • Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
    • Department of Physics and Liquid Crystal Material Research Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
    • Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) U.S.A.

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