LCNet is a research group that works in the area of liquid crystals and related topics.

It is based on Physics of Crystals department of Institute of Physics (Kiev, Ukraine) and actively collaborates with other groups around the globe.




December, 2011
We are pleased to inform that:
December 26-27, 2011, in the main building of Institute of Physics, NAS of Ukraine XI CHRISTMAS CONFERENCE on LIQUID CRYSTALs will take place.
Friendly and benevolent atmosphere!
Abstract (1/2-1p.) should be sent till December 20 by e-mail: kurioz@iop.kiev.ua

October, 2010
Dr. Dr.Elena Ouskova was invited to the Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Espoo, Finland as a Senior Research Associate where she successfully works now.

November, 2010
Newcomers arrived!
New graduate students, Dasha Lysenko and Sergey Kredentcer jointed us.They will work under guidance of supervision of Yu. Reznikov.

October, 2010
Congratulation!!!
Kostyantyn Slyusarenko defended his PhD theses "Dynamics and disorder of nematic liquid crystals on aligning surfaces" at the University of Montpellier 2 under supervision of M.Nobili and Yu. Reznikov


July, 2010
Yu. Reznikov was awarded by the Freedericksz medal of the liquid crystal society "Commonwealth" for "outstanding work in a field of physics of liquid crystals".


Grant of Science & Technology Center in Ukraine (2010-2012)
“Development, study and application of inorganic nanoparticles dispersions in liquid crystals for optical information processing”
- Dr. V. Vaschenko ("Institute for Single Crystals" NANU)
- Prof. Reshentnyak (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv)
- Prof.Yuriy Reznikov(Institute of Physics NANU)

Project funded by National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2007-2011)
"Nano-Physics of quantum-size and low-dimentional structures,
including on solid surface in metal, polymer and liquid
crystals systems; Molecular nano-electronics"

Project funded by National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2008-2012)
"Self-organization and structuring, physical properties of anisotropic system based on liquid crystals matrix".
- Prof. Reznikov
- Prof. Puchkovskaja (Ukraine)


Elena Ouskova, Jaana Vapaavuori, and Matti Kaivola Self-orienting liquid crystal doped with polymer-azo-dye complex OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS Vol. 1, No. 8, 1463-1470


E. OUSKOVA, D. LYSENKO, S. KSONDZYK, L. CSEH, G. H. MEHL, V. RESHETNYAK, AND YU. REZNIKOV Strong Cubic Optical Nonlinearity of Gold Nanoparticles Suspension in Nematic
Liquid Crystal.
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., Vol. 545: pp. 123=[1347]–132=[1356],(2011).


Oleg Yaroshchuk and Yuriy Reznikov Photoalignment of liquid crystals: basics and current trends. Journal of Materials Chemistry. Received 22nd July 2011, Accepted 29th September, 2011.



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