The formation of supramolecular liquid-crystal gels for enhancing the electro-optical properties of twisted nematic liquid crystals

The π-electrons in the aromatic rings of the conjugated polymer poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-alt-benzothiadiazole) (F8BT) have a high delocalization degree after the formation of conjugated network in liquid crystal (LC) 5CB, which can efficiently drive LC molecules in lower operating voltages.172