Photostable liquid-crystal guest-host nano-materials for display applications

We theoretically modeled the optical plasmon absorption of anisotropic metallic nanoparticles in a liquid-crystal host medium. Metallic nanorods and spheroids act as pleochroic dopants with virtually unlimited photostability. Calculations predict that full-color displays based on nanorod orientation driven by the transition from homogeneous to homeotropic LC alignment are feasible. These displays are expected to have large viewing angles without the need for polarizers or LC anchoring surfaces.