Per Rudqvist

Associate Professor at Electronics Material and Systems

Docent Per Rudquist got his PhD in 1997 and is today Associate Professor at the department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience at Chalmers University of Technology. His research interests include physics and device physics of chiral liquid crystals, with focus on optics, electrooptic effects, and applications.
He has published about 70 research papers in journals and proceedings, and several text book chapters. He was on the Board of Directors of The International Liquid Crystal Society 2004-2012. In 2010 he was awarded the Arnbergska Priset from The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
He is also co-founder of the company Orthocone Innovation Technologies AB, Göteborg, Sweden, developing orthoconic antiferroelectric liquid crystals and applications.

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Publications (59)
Projects (1)

Showing 59 publications

2024

Revealing the antipolar order in the antiferroelectric SmZ<inf>A</inf> phase by means of circular alignment

Pierre Nacke, Rachel Tuffin, Melanie Klasen-Memmer et al

Scientific Reports. Vol. 14 (1)

Journal article

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2023

Dynamically Tunable Optical Cavities with Embedded Nematic Liquid Crystalline Networks

Irina Zubritskaya, Rafael Cichelero, Ihar Faniayeu et al

Advanced Materials. Vol. 35 (13)

Journal article

2021

Revealing the polar nature of a ferroelectric nematic by means of circular alignment

Per Rudquist

Scientific Reports. Vol. 11 (1)

Journal article

2021

Interplay between Confinement, Twist Elasticity, and Intrinsic Chirality in Micellar Lyotropic Nematic Liquid Crystals

C. F. Dietrich, Per Rudquist, Peter J. Collings et al

Langmuir. Vol. 37 (8), p. 2749-2758

Journal article

2020

Extremely small twist elastic constants in lyotropic nematic liquid crystals

C. F. Dietrich, Peter J. Collings, Thomas Sottmann et al

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Vol. 117 (44), p. 27238-27244

Journal article

2020

Self-discharge and leakage current mitigation of neutral aqueous-based supercapacitor by means of liquid crystal additive

Mohammad Mazharul Haque, Qi Li, Anderson David Smith et al

Journal of Power Sources. Vol. 453

Journal article

2019

Thermal conductivity enhancement of carbon@ carbon nanotube arrays and bonded carbon nanotube network

Majid Kabiri Samani, Congxiang Lu, Kong Qinyu et al

Materials Research Express. Vol. 6 (8)

Journal article

2019

Chapter 11: Polymer-stabilized Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals and Their Applications

Per Rudquist

RSC Soft Matter. Vol. 2019-January, p. 243-277

Book chapter

2019

Influence of the type of phase sequence and polymer-stabilization on the physicochemical and electro-optical properties of novel high-tilt antiferroelectric liquid crystalline materials

Michał Czerwiński, Magdalena Urbańska, Noureddine Bennis et al

Journal of Molecular Liquids. Vol. 288

Journal article

2018

On the orientational distribution functions in de Vries-type smectic liquid crystals

Per Rudquist, Mikhail A. Osipov, Frank Giesselmann

Liquid Crystals. Vol. 45 (13-15), p. 2097-2108

Journal article

2017

Voltage-Controlled Switching of Strong Light-Matter Interactions using Liquid Crystals

M. Hertzog, Per Rudquist, J. A. Hutchison et al

Chemistry - A European Journal. Vol. 23 (72), p. 18166-18170

Journal article

2017

Chiral Structures from Achiral Micellar Lyotropic Liquid Crystals under Capillary Confinement

C. F. Dietrich, Per Rudquist, K. Lorenz et al

Langmuir. Vol. 33 (23), p. 5852-5862

Journal article

2016

Smectic LCD modes

Per Rudquist

Handbook of Visual Display Technology, p. 2091-2115

Book chapter

2016

Thermal conductivity measurement of densified carbon nanotube bundles by pulsed photothermal reflectance technique

Majid Kabiri Samani, Shuangxi Sun, Yifeng Fu et al

IMAPS Nordic Annual Conference 2016 Proceedings

Paper in proceeding

2016

Chirality Detection Using Nematic Liquid Crystal Droplets on Anisotropic Surfaces

Per Rudquist, C. F. Dietrich, A. G. Mark et al

Langmuir. Vol. 32 (24), p. 6140-6147

Journal article

2016

Photon upconversion with directed emission

Karl Börjesson, Per Rudquist, Victor Gray et al

Nature Communications. Vol. 7, p. artikel nr 12689-

Journal article

2015

Liquid Crystals: Cholesteric, Guest-Host, and Polymer-Dispersed

Sven Lagerwall, Per Rudquist, David Hermann

Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering Second Edition, p. 1443-1450

Book chapter

2015

Liquid Crystals: Optical Properties and Basic Devices

Sven Lagerwall, Per Rudquist, David Hermann

Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering Second Edition, p. 1473-1489

Book chapter

2015

Field alignment of bent-core smectic liquid crystals for analog optical phase modulation

Y. Shen, L. Goodhew, R. Shao et al

Applied Physics Letters. Vol. 106 (19)

Journal article

2015

Liquid Crystals: Electro-Optical Modes and Applications

Sven Lagerwall, Per Rudquist, David S. Hermann

Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering Second Edition, p. 1451-1464

Book chapter

2015

Liquid Crystals: Non-Linear Optical Effects

Sven Lagerwall, Per Rudquist, David Hermann

Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering Second EditionP, p. 1465-1472

Book chapter

2013

Tuning the defect configurations in nematic and smectic liquid crystalline shells

H. L. Liang, J. Noh, R. Zentel et al

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. Vol. 371 (1988)

Journal article

2013

Orthoconic antiferroelectric liquid crystals

Per Rudquist

Liquid Crystals. Vol. 40 (12), p. 1678-1697

Journal article

2012

Topological Ferroelectric Bistability in a Polarization-Modulated Orthogonal Smectic Liquid Crystal

C. H. Zhu, R. F. Shao, R. A. Reddy et al

Journal of the American Chemical Society. Vol. 134 (23), p. 9681-9687

Journal article

2012

Applications of Flexoelectricity

Per Rudquist, Sven Lagerwall

Flexoelectricity in Liquid Crystals. edited by Agnes Buka, Nandor Eber, Imperial College Press, p. 211-248

Book chapter

2012

Fast Orthoconic Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals for Field-Sequential Color Applications

Mattias Wessling, David Elfström, David Engström et al

Digest of Technical Papers - SID International Symposium. Vol. 43 (1), p. 456-458

Paper in proceeding

2012

Towards tunable defect arrangements in smectic liquid crystal shells utilizing the nematic-smectic transition in hybrid-aligned geometries

H. L. Liang, R. Zentel, Per Rudquist et al

Soft Matter. Vol. 8 (20), p. 5443-5450

Journal article

2012

Smectic LCD modes

Per Rudquist

Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Vol. 3, p. 1445-1464

Book chapter

2011

Nematic-Smectic Transition under Confinement in Liquid Crystalline Colloidal Shells

H. L. Liang, S. Schymura, Per Rudquist et al

Physical Review Letters. Vol. 106 (24)

Journal article

2011

Surface electroclinic effect near the first-order smectic-A*-smectic-C* transition

K. Saunders, Per Rudquist

Physical Review E. Vol. 83 (5)

Journal article

2010

An Autosteresoscopic 3D Display System Based on Prism Patterned Projection Screen

W. Mphepo, Y. P. Huang, H.P.D. Shieh et al

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology. Vol. 6 (3), p. 94-97

Journal article

2010

Induced ´de Vries-like´behavior in a FLC mixture with unusual behavior in layer thickness

A Bogner, Per Rudquist, J.C. Roberts et al

Proc. 38th Topical Meeting on Liquid Crystals, p. 108-111

Paper in proceeding

2010

Digital Micro Hinge (DMH) Based Display Pixels

W. Mphepo, Y. P. Huang, Per Rudquist et al

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology. Vol. 6 (4), p. 142-149

Journal article

2009

Sufarloaf-like or volcano-like orientational distribution in de Vreis smectic A liquid crystals

Per Rudquist, Sven Lagerwall, Frank Giesselmann

Proceedings of 37th Topical Meeting on Liquid Crystals, p. O14-

Other conference contribution

2009

The Orientational order in So-Called de Vries Materials

Sven Lagerwall, Per Rudquist, Frank Giesselmann

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. Vol. 510, p. 1282-1291

Journal article

2009

Vätskekristallin mjuk materia

J. P. F. Lagerwall, Per Rudquist

Fysikaktuellt (3), p. 18-19

Magazine article

2008

Safe and ergonomic welding masks by fast liquid crystals

B. Caillaud, L. Dupont, P. Gautier et al

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. Vol. 494, p. 195-204

Journal article

2008

Teaching nanoscience across scientific and geographical borders-A European Master programme in nanoscience and nanotechnology

A. Chesneau, G. Groeseneken, P. Heremans et al

Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Vol. 100 (Part 3)

Paper in proceeding

2008

A new application of ferroelectric liquid crystals: Fast electrooptic hemlet visors for pulsed welding

B. Caillaud, L. Dupont, P. Gautier et al

Ferroelectrics. Vol. 364, p. 66-71

Paper in proceeding

2008

V-shaped switching ferroelectric liquid crystal structure stabilized by dielectric surface layers

Anders Hammarquist, Koen D'Havé, Marek Matuszczyk et al

Physical Review E. Vol. 77 (3)

Journal article

2008

Simple method for accurate measurements of the cholesteric pitch using a “stripe-wedge” Grandjean-Cano cell

Dmytro Podolskyy, Oluleke Banji, Per Rudquist

Liquid Crystals. Vol. 35 (7), p. 3-

Journal article

2007

Realization of a four-electrode liquid crystal device with full in-plane director rotation

C Desimpel, J Beeckman, Kristiaan Neyts et al

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. Vol. 4 (6), p. 1295-

Paper in proceeding

2007

Possible model of an antiferroelectric twist grain boundary phase

Johann Georg Meier, M Nobili, Tomas Carlsson et al

Physical Review E. Vol. 76, p. 011704-

Journal article

2006

Analog low-loss full-range phase modulation by utilizing a V-shaped switched ferroelectric liquid-crystal cell in reflective mode

David Engström, Per Rudquist, Jörgen Bengtsson et al

Optics Letters. Vol. 31 (19), p. 2906-2908

Journal article

2006

Near-lossless continuous phase modulation using the analog switching mode (V-shaped switching) in ferroelectric liquid crystals

David Engström, Per Rudquist, Jörgen Bengtsson et al

Applied Optics. Vol. 45 (21), p. 5258-5269

Journal article

2006

Three-level phase modulator based on orthoconic antiferroelectric liquid crystals

David Engström, Per Rudquist, Jörgen Bengtsson et al

Optics Letters. Vol. 31 (21), p. 3158-3160

Journal article

2006

Polymer-Stabilized Orthoconic Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals

Per Rudquist, David Elfström, Sven Lagerwall et al

Ferroelectrics. Vol. 344, p. 177-188

Journal article

2005

Liquid Crystal Device and a liquid crystal material

Roman Dabrowski, Witold Drzewinski, Herman Pauwels et al

Patent

2005

Orthoconic antiferroelectric liquid crystals

Per Rudquist

Chiral Liquid Crystals, p. 251-285

Book chapter

2005

A study of near-lossless analog phase modulation in V-shaped switching FLC cells

David Engström, Per Rudquist, Jörgen Bengtsson et al

Proc. SPIE. Vol. 5936, p. 209-217

Other conference contribution

2005

Chiral smectic C subphases induced by mixing a bistereogenic antiferroelectric liquid crystal with a non-chiral liquid crystal

J. P. F. Lagerwall, Frank Giesselmann, Sebastien Rauch et al

Ferroelectrics. Vol. 315, p. 221-230

Journal article

2005

Alignment and switching of AFLC materials using various boundary conditions

Artur Adamski, Kristiaan Neyts, Koen D'Havé et al

Liquid Crystals. Vol. 32 (6), p. 707-715

Journal article

2004

Beam steering experiment with two cascaded ferroelectric liquid-crystal spatial light modulators

David Engström, Sverker Hård, Per Rudquist et al

Applied Optics. Vol. 43 (7), p. 1559-1569

Journal article

2004

Beam Steering Experiment with Two Cascaded Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystal Spatial Light Modulators

David Engström, Sverker Hård, Per Rudquist et al

Applied Optics. Vol. 43 (7), p. 1559-69

Journal article

2003

High-precision low-cost colorimeters and spectrophotometers based on ligquid crystalline optics

P Kohns, A.A Muravski, Y. Machekin et al

XV Conference on Liquid Crystals. Vol. 5565 (332-337)

Journal article

2003

Beam steering by combing two binary-phase-modulated FLC SLMs

David Engström, Sverker Hård, Per Rudquist et al

Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering. Vol. 5181

Journal article

2001

Beam steering by combination of two binary phase modulating ferroelectric liquid crystal SLMs

David Engström, Anders Magnusson, Sverker Hård et al

EOS Topical Meeting Digest Series. Vol. 30, p. 114-115

Other conference contribution

1997

The Flexoelectro-Optic Effect in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

Per Rudquist

Doctoral thesis

1994

On the linear electro-optic effect in short-pitch cholesterics

Per Rudquist

Licentiate thesis

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2024–2027

Ferroelectric nematic liquids

Per Rudquist Electronics Material and Systems

Swedish Research Council (VR)

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