The hierarchical self-organization of appropriately functionalized disc-shaped molecules leads to the formation of discotic liquid crystals (DLCs). Columnar phases formed by these intriguing materials are emerging as one-dimensional organic semiconducting materials. Recently, their hybridization with various metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles has been realized to alter and improve their properties. This article provides an overview on the development in the field of newly immersed discotic nanoscience, a sub-field of liquid crystal (LC) nanoscience.
