Liquid crystals (LCs), owing to their anisotropy in molecular ordering, are of interests not only in the display industry, but also in the soft matter community

There has been concerted effort across scientific disciplines to develop artificial materials and systems that can help researchers understand natural stimuli-r

A liquid crystal (LC) at its boundary surface adopts a preferential alignment, which is referred to as anchoring. The direction of this alignment (i.e., anchori

The research described in this thesis aims to understand fundamental phenomena influencing the ordering of liquid crystals (LCs) at aqueous interfaces. While pa

Photoalignment possesses significant advantages in comparison with the usual ‘rubbing’ treatment of the substrates of liquid crystal display (LCD) cells as