我校化学与环境学院在化学和材料重要刊物《J. Am. Chem. Soc.》和《Adv. Mater.》上发表了关于纳米结构对液晶取向影响的研究成果，“Synthesis of Nickel Bowl-like Nanoparticles and Their Doping for Inducing Planar Alignment of a Nematic Liquid Crystal, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 8389”和“Alignment of Liquid Crystals Doped with Nickel Nanoparticles Containing Different Morphologies, Adv. Mater., 2011, 23, 5779”，这些成果有望应用于柔性液晶显示器件的开发，顺应了未来显示器高效、轻薄、柔性的发展趋势。