2019

(33) “Fast-and-Giant Photorheological Effect in a Liquid Crystal Dimer” LINK

S. Aya, P. Salamon, D. A. Paterson, J. M. D. Storey, C. T. Imrie, F. Araoka*, A. Jákli*, Á. Buka

Adv. Mater. Interfaces doi: 10.1002/admi.201802032, 2019.

 

(32) “The role of structural anisotropy in the magnetooptical response of an organoferrogel with mobile magnetic nanoparticles” LINK

H. Nadasi*, A. Corradi, R. Stannarius, K. Koch, A. M. Schmidt, S. Aya, F. Araoka and A. Eremin

Soft Matter doi: 10.1039/C9SM00219G, 2019.

 

(31) “One-pot universal initiation-growth methods from a liquid crystalline block copolymer” LINK

B. Jin, K. Sano, S. Aya, Y. Ishida, N. Gianneschi, Y. Luo* and X. Li*

Nat. Commun. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-10341-7, 2019. 

 

(30) “Supramolecular Hexagonal Platelet Assemblies with Uniform and Precisely-Controlled Dimensions” LINK

G. Chen, G. Zhang, B. Jin, M. Luo, Y. Luo*, S. Aya and X. Li*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b08316, 2019.

 

(29) “High-Contrast and Fast Photorheological Switching of a Twist-Bend Nematic Liquid Crystal” LINK

S. Aya*, P. Salamon, D. A. Paterson, J. M. D. Storey, C. Imrie, F. Araoka*, A. Jákli and Á. Buka

J. Vis. Exp., e60433, 2019.

 

 

2018

 

(28) “Dynamics of phototunable two-dimensional polar wetting sheets of a dendritic liquid crystal“ LINK

S. Aya*, T. Hikima, O. Haba, K. Yonetake, F. Araoka*

Phys. Rev. E 98, 052701, 2018.

 

(27) “High ON/OFF ratio photoswitchable viscoelasticity in an azo-based dimer with twist-bend nematic phase” LINK

S. Aya, A. Jákli, C. T. Imrie, Á. Buka, F. Araoka*

Proc. SPIE Liquid Crystals XXII 10735, 107350Z, doi:10.1117/12.2320800.

 

(26) “Reversible Switching of the Magnetic Orientation of Titanate Nanosheets by Photochemical Reduction and Autoxidation” LINK

X. Wang, X. Li, S. Aya, F. Araoka, Y. Ishida, A. Kikkawa, M. Kriener, Y. Taguchi, Y. Ebina, T. Sasaki, S. Koshiya, K. Kimoto, T. Aida

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 16396, 2018.

 

 

2017

 

(25) “Orientational Transition in a Liquid Crystal Triggered by the Thermodynamic Growth of Interfacial Wetting Sheets” LINK

S. Aya*, F. Araoka

J. Vis. Exp. 123, e55729, doi:10.3791/55729, 2017.

 

(24) “Photoresponsive smart surface of LC azo-dendrimer: photomanipulation of topological structures and real-time imaging at a nano-scale” LINK

F. Araoka, A. Eremin, S. Aya, G. Lee, A. Ito, H. Nadasi, N. Sebastian, K. Ishikawa, O. Haba, R. Stannarius, K. Yonetake, H. Takezoe

Proc. SPIE 10125, doi:10.1117/12.2251128.

 

(23) “Anomalous temperature-dependent anchoring in liquid crystals mediated by thermodynamic smectic wetting sheets” LINK

S. Aya*, F. Araoka*

Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 201604-1-4, 2017.

 

 

2016

 

(22) “Thermodynamically anchoring-frustrated surface to trigger bulk discontinuous orientational transition” LINK

S. Aya, Y. Sasaki, H. Takezoe, K. Ishikawa, K. Ema, T. Hikima, M. Takata, F. Araoka

Langmuir, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03112_2016, 2016.

 

                       

2015

 

(21) “Photoresponsive Stripe Domains in Achiral Azobenzene Liquid Crystals” LINK

K. Okano, S. Aya, F. Araoka, H. Obara, S. Sato, T. Yamashita, H. Takezoe, and K. Asakura

ChemPhysChem, 16, 95-98, 2015.

 

(20) “Large Twist Elastic Constant in Diphenylacetylene-Core-Based Liquid Crystals” LINK

K. V. Le, S. Aya, S. Ogino, K. Okano, F. Araoka, H. Takezoe

Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 614, 124‒127, 2015.

 

2014

 

(19) “Discontinuous thermal diffusivity change due to the anchoring transition of a

liquid crystal on a perfluoropolymer surface” LINK

M. Uehara, S. Aya, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, H. Takezoe, J. Morikawa

Chemphyschem, 15, 1452-1456, 2014.

 

(18) “Highly elastic liquid crystals with a sub-nanonewton bending elastic constant

mediated by the resident molecular assemblies” LINK

S. Aya et al.

Adv. Mater. 26, 1918-1922, 2014.

 

(17) “Stable Electro-optic Response in Wide-temperature Blue Phases Realized in Chiral

Asymmetric Bent Dimers” LINK 

S. Aya et al.

Optical Materials Express, 4 , 662-671, 2014.

 

(16)“Structure-sensitive bend elastic constants between piconewton and subnanonewton in

diphenylacetylene-core-based liquid crystals” LINK

S. Aya et al.

Phys. Rev. E 90, 042506, 2014.

 

(15) “Stepwise heat-capacity change at an orientation transition in liquid crystals” LINK

S. Aya et al.

Phys. Rev. E 89, 022512, 2014.

 

2013

 

(14) “Evolution of the discontinuous anchoring transition under an electric field” LINK

S. Aya, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe

Phys. Rev. E 87, 012507, 2013.

 

(13) “Multiple nematic phases observed in chiral mesogenic dimmers” LINK

S. Aya (2nd author) et al.

J. Mater. Chem. C 1, 46-49, 2013.

 

(12) “Unusual temperature dependence of smectic layer structure associated with the

nematic-smectic C phase transition in a hockey-stick-shaped four-ring compound” LINK

S. Aya (co 2nd author) et al.

J. Mater. Chem. C 1, 1562-1566, 2013.

 

(11) “Are chiral dopants with higher twisting power advantageous to induce wider

temperature range of the blue phases?” LINK

H.-C. Jeong, S. Aya, S. Kang, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe

Liquid Crystal 40, 951-958, 2013.

 

(10) “Novel Bistable Device Using Anchoring Transition and Command Surface” LINK

T. Ikeda, S. Aya, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, O. Haba, K. Yonetake, Y. Momoi, H. Takezoe

Applied Physics Express, 6, 061701, 2013.

 

 

 

2012

 

(9) “Anchoring transition in a nematic liquid crystal doped with chiral agents” LINK

T. A. Arun, K. V. Le, S. Aya, S. Kang, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, S. Dhara, and H. takezoe

Phase Transitions 85, 888‒899, 2012.

 

(8) “Critical behavior in an electric-field-induced anchoring transition in a liquid crystal” LINK

S. Aya, K. V. Le, Y. Sasaki, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe

Phys. Rev. E 84, 010701(R)-1-4, 2012.

 

(7) “High-resolution calorimetric study of phase transitions in chiral smectic-C liquid

crystalline phases” LINK

Y. Sasaki, K. V. Le, S. Aya, M. Isobe, H. Yao, C. C. Huang, H. Takezoe, and K. Ema

Phys. Rev. E 86, 061704, 2012.

 

2011

 

(6) “Observation of two isotropic-nematic phase transitions near a surface” LINK

S. Aya, Y. Sasaki, F. Araoka, K. Ema, K. Ishikawa, A. V. Emelyanenko, and H. Takezoe

Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 117801, 2011.

 

(5) “Nano-size-induced optically isotropic nematic phase” LINK

S. Aya*, K. V. Le, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 50, 05703, 2011.

 

(4) “Isotropic-nematic transition at surface of a liquid crystal embedded in aerosol network” LINK

S. Aya, Y. Sasaki, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, K. Ema, and H. Takezoe

Phys. Rev. E 83 061714, 2011.

 

(3) “Liquid Crystalline amorphous blue phase and its large electrooptical Kerr effect” LINK

S. Aya (2nd author) et al.

J. Mater. Chem. 21, 2855, 2011.

 

(2) “Two transitions between isotropic and nematic phases in confined liquid crystals” LINK

A. V. Emelyanenko, S. Aya, Y. Sasaki, F. Araoka, K. Ema, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe

Phys. Rev. E 84, 041701, 2011. 

 

(1) “Optical isotropic phases towards display application” LINK

F. Araoka, S. Aya, K. V. Le, and H. Takezoe

Proc. SPIE 7956, 79560K-1-8, 2011.