Abstract
One of key subjects in materials science and nanotechnology is the control of molecular self-assembled structures. Among the approaches to the fabrication of functional materials, self-assembly of liquid crystals is useful for the development of dynamically functional soft materials. Liquid crystal combines ordered and fluid states. Anisotropic and enhanced dynamic functions can be induced by the incorporation of electro-, ion-, and photo-active moieties into supramolecular liquid-crystalline (LC) assemblies. Nanosegregation behavior and controlled phase transitions lead to the formation of dynamically functional materials.
