Liquid Crystals, Volume 26, Issue 5 (1999)

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Obituary
Pages: 621-622
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
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A case of mistaken identity: spontaneous formation of twisted bipolar droplets from achiral nematic materials
PAUL S. DRZAIC
Pages: 623-627
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforA case of mistaken identity: spontaneous formation of twisted bipolar droplets from achiral nematic materials | References | PDF (266.2 KB)
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Effect of molecular structure on the phase behaviour of some liquid crystalline compounds and their binary mixtures VI[1]. The effect of molecular length
GAMAL R. SAAD & REFAAT I. NESSIM
Pages: 629-636
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforEffect of molecular structure on the phase behaviour of some liquid crystalline compounds and their binary mixtures VI[1]. The effect of molecular length | References | PDF (267.2 KB)
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Solid state crystalline and liquid crystalline structure of semifluorinated 1-bromoalkane compounds
JIANGUO WANG & CHRISTOPHER K. OBER
Pages: 637-648
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforSolid state crystalline and liquid crystalline structure of semifluorinated 1-bromoalkane compounds | References | PDF (932.5 KB)
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EPR anisotropy induced by a magnetic field in the smectic A phase of a mesogenic Cu(II) complex derived from a Schiff's base
P. J. ALONSO, J. I. MARTINEZ & V. M. ORERA
Pages: 649-655
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforEPR anisotropy induced by a magnetic field in the smectic A phase of a mesogenic Cu(II) complex derived from a Schiff's base | References | PDF (201.8 KB)
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Quantification of the azimuthal anchoring of a homogeneously aligned nematic liquid crystal using fully-leaky guided modes
B. T. HALLAM, F. YANG & J. R. SAMBLES
Pages: 657-662
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforQuantification of the azimuthal anchoring of a homogeneously aligned nematic liquid crystal using fully-leaky guided modes | References | PDF (202.4 KB)
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Discotic liquid crystals of transition metal complexes: 22. synthesis and mesomorphism of octa-alkoxy-substituted tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives and their copper(II) complexes
KAZUCHIKA OHTA, NOBUO ANDO & IWAO YAMAMOTO
Pages: 663-668
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforDiscotic liquid crystals of transition metal complexes: 22. synthesis and mesomorphism of octa-alkoxy-substituted tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives and their copper(II) complexes | References | PDF (193.5 KB)
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Twist-grain-boundary phase diagrams in chiral liquid crystals
C. W. GARLAND
Pages: 669-677
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforTwist-grain-boundary phase diagrams in chiral liquid crystals | References | PDF (244 KB)
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A highly bistable fast-shear aligned polymer dispersed ferroelectric liquid crystal device
M. J. COLES, C. CARBONI & H. J. COLES
Pages: 679-684
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforA highly bistable fast-shear aligned polymer dispersed ferroelectric liquid crystal device | References | PDF (545.7 KB)
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Rod-like phases formed by Ni(II) and VO(II) complexes of tetradentate enaminoketone ligands
ADAM KROWCZYNSKI, JADWIGA SZYDLOWSKA & EWA GORECKA
Pages: 685-689
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforRod-like phases formed by Ni(II) and VO(II) complexes of tetradentate enaminoketone ligands | References | PDF (161.2 KB)
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Liquid crystalline properties of 4-alkoxyphenyl 3-fluoro- and 3-methyl-4-thiocyanatophenyl terephthalates
HIROAKI OKAMOTO, VLADIMIR. F. PETROV & SHUNSUKE TAKENAKA
Pages: 691-697
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforLiquid crystalline properties of 4-alkoxyphenyl 3-fluoro- and 3-methyl-4-thiocyanatophenyl terephthalates | References | PDF (229.5 KB)
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Mesomorphic behaviour of N,N-dialkanoyl-2,3,5-trimethylbenzene1,4-diamines and 2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzene-1,4-diamines
H. HOSOKAI, K. IUCHI, T. KUMAGAI & Y. MATSUNAGA
Pages: 699-703
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforMesomorphic behaviour of N,N-dialkanoyl-2,3,5-trimethylbenzene1,4-diamines and 2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzene-1,4-diamines | References | PDF (277.7 KB)
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Dielectric measurements on the 'isotropic smectic phase' of dyed side group polymers
D. KILIAN, M. V. KOZLOVSKY & W. HAASE
Pages: 705-708
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforDielectric measurements on the 'isotropic smectic phase' of dyed side group polymers | References | PDF (205.1 KB)
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The structure of homeotropic smectic C (SmC) alignment within liquid crystal cells
N. UL ISLAM & S. J. ELSTON
Pages: 709-716
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe structure of homeotropic smectic C (SmC) alignment within liquid crystal cells | References | PDF (214.1 KB)
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Investigation of the thickness mode in surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal cells
O. E. KALINOVSKAYA, J. K. VIJ, YU. V. TRETYAKOV, YU. P. PANARIN & YU. P. KALMYKOV
Pages: 717-722
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforInvestigation of the thickness mode in surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal cells | References | PDF (211 KB)
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The smectic A-smectic C* phase transition in submicron confined geometry
M. SKARABOT, S. KRALJ, R. BLINC & I. MUSEVIC
Pages: 723-729
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe smectic A-smectic C* phase transition in submicron confined geometry | References | PDF (201.1 KB)
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Characteristic times in the homeotropic to planar transition in cholesteric liquid crystals
P. WATSON, V. SERGAN, J. E. ANDERSON, J. RUTH & P. J. BOS
Pages: 731-736
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforCharacteristic times in the homeotropic to planar transition in cholesteric liquid crystals | References | PDF (258 KB)
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Liquid crystalline properties of asymmetric molecules: II. Smectic properties of 4-alkoxyphenyl 4-(4-trifluoromethylbenzoyloxy)benzoates
MEILI DUAN, HIROAKI OKAMOTO, VLADIMIR F. PETROV & SHUNSUKE TAKENAKA
Pages: 737-741
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforLiquid crystalline properties of asymmetric molecules: II. Smectic properties of 4-alkoxyphenyl 4-(4-trifluoromethylbenzoyloxy)benzoates | References | PDF (176.7 KB)
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The effect of splay-bend elasticity on Freedericksz transitions in an annulus
P. J. BARRATT & B. R. DUFFY
Pages: 743-751
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe effect of splay-bend elasticity on Freedericksz transitions in an annulus | References | PDF (209.1 KB)
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Twist transition in nematic droplets: a stability analysis
ANDREAS RUDINGER & HOLGER STARK
Pages: 753-758
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforTwist transition in nematic droplets: a stability analysis | References | PDF (267 KB)
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Substituted cyclohexanes in liquid crystalline solution: the molecular behaviour of bromocyclohexane
SABINE TERNIEDEN, DIANA MULLER & KLAUS MULLER
Pages: 759-769
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforSubstituted cyclohexanes in liquid crystalline solution: the molecular behaviour of bromocyclohexane | References | PDF (283.2 KB)
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On the reported mesomorphism of lanthanide complexes containing the hemicyanine structural unit
KOEN BINNEMANS, CINDY BEX & DUNCAN W. BRUCE
Pages: 771-774
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforOn the reported mesomorphism of lanthanide complexes containing the hemicyanine structural unit | References | PDF (114.2 KB)
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Homostructural two-ring mesogens: a comparison of p-carboranes, bicyclo[2.2.2]octane and benzene as structural elements
KRZYSZTOF CZUPRYNSKI & PIOTR KASZYNSKI
Pages: 775-778
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforHomostructural two-ring mesogens: a comparison of p-carboranes, bicyclo[2.2.2]octane and benzene as structural elements | References | PDF (140.7 KB)
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Frustrated liquid crystalline side group polymers for optical storage
TH. FUHRMANN, M. HOSSE, I. LIEKER, J. RUBNER, A. STRACKE & J. H. WENDORFF
Pages: 779-786
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
AbstractforFrustrated liquid crystalline side group polymers for optical storage | References | PDF (284.5 KB)
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Corrigendum: Enantiotropic and monotropic transitions of the discotic mesogen 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-n-dodecylphenyl)porphyrin under pressure
YOJI MAEDA & YO SHIMIZU
Pages: 787-788
Published online: 06 Aug 2010
CitationforCorrigendum: Enantiotropic and monotropic transitions of the discotic mesogen 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-n-dodecylphenyl)porphyrin under pressure | References | PDF (81.8 KB)
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