Abstract
The temperature dependences of surface tension, γ=f ≠ (t), are experimentally studied and discussed for homologous series of liquid crystalline 4-alkyl-4′-cyano biphenyls, 4-alkyl-4′-cyanophenylbenzoates, 4-alkyloxy-4′-cyanophenylbenzoates and also for several nematic liquid crystals of other chemical classes. The surface energy anisotropy of 5CB is measured at fixed temperature.