Theoretical studies of biaxial liquid crystalline phases in mixtures of rodlike molecules

双轴取向相的研究主要集中在各向异性颗粒，如板状分子和香蕉型分子。在这个项目中，我们从理论上研究了液晶和棒状聚合物（如纳米管和刚性棒状颗粒）混合物中的双轴取向相。我们预测在液晶/棒的混合物中，两个组件有利于相互垂直的取向的新的双轴取向相。我们还从理论上研究了液晶弹性体和液晶聚合物的双轴性。

The study of biaxial nematic phases has been focused on the anisotropic particles such as board-shaped molecules and banana type molecules. In this project, we theoretically study biaxial nematic phases in mixtures of a liquid crystal and a rodlike polymer, such as nanotubes and rigid-rodlike particles. We predict novel biaxial nematic phases in liquid crystal/rod mixtures where the two components favour a mutually perpendicular orientation. We also theoretically study biaxiality in liquid crystalline elastomers and liquid crystalline polymers.