Liquid Crystals, Volume 36, Issue 12 (2009)

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Effect of chiral isosorbide groups on mesomorphic properties of side-chain liquid-crystalline polysiloxanes
Heng-Da Gu, Li Chen & Jing-Xi Yan
Pages: 1319-1327
Published online: 08 Oct 2009
AbstractforEffect of chiral isosorbide groups on mesomorphic properties of side-chain liquid-crystalline polysiloxanes | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Synthesis, characterisation and behaviour under a field of a chiral smectic liquid crystal
T. Soltani, N. Bitri, H. Dhaouadi, A. Gharbi, J. P. Marcerou & H. T. Nguyen
Pages: 1329-1336
Published online: 08 Oct 2009
AbstractforSynthesis, characterisation and behaviour under a field of a chiral smectic liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (804.3 KB)
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Liquid crystal phases generated by supramolecular self-assembly of biforked amphiphilic imidazoles
Oleg N. Kadkin, Jigeon Tae, So Yeon Kim, Eun Ho Kim, Eunji Lee & Moon-Gun Choi
Pages: 1337-1347
Published online: 08 Oct 2009
AbstractforLiquid crystal phases generated by supramolecular self-assembly of biforked amphiphilic imidazoles | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of a novel series of cholesterol-based liquid crystalline tetramers
Xibing Zhan, Xiaoping Jing & Changcheng Wu
Pages: 1349-1354
Published online: 08 Oct 2009
AbstractforSynthesis and mesomorphic properties of a novel series of cholesterol-based liquid crystalline tetramers | Full Text | References | PDF (952.8 KB)
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The influence of chirality on the difference in flexoelectric coefficients investigated in uniform lying helix, Grandjean and twisted nematic structures
P. S. Salter, C. Kischka, S. J. Elston & E. P. Raynes
Pages: 1355-1364
Published online: 08 Oct 2009
AbstractforThe influence of chirality on the difference in flexoelectric coefficients investigated in uniform lying helix, Grandjean and twisted nematic structures | Full Text | References | PDF (237.4 KB)
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Effect of the site of hydrogen-bonding on the liquid crystalline behaviour of supramolecular complexes
X. Y. Xu, B. Y. Zhang, L. X. Wang & W. M. Gu
Pages: 1365-1372
Published online: 01 Oct 2009
AbstractforEffect of the site of hydrogen-bonding on the liquid crystalline behaviour of supramolecular complexes | Full Text | References | PDF (721 KB)
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Tunable quasi-homeotropic liquid crystal pretilt angle based on competing alignment layers
Pieter J.M. Vanbrabant, Jeroen Beeckman & Kristiaan Neyts
Pages: 1373-1377
Published online: 21 Oct 2009
AbstractforTunable quasi-homeotropic liquid crystal pretilt angle based on competing alignment layers | Full Text | References | PDF (264.2 KB)
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Anchoring transition and influence of director fluctuations in liquid crystal droplets
G. Sai Preeti, N. Satyavathi, K. P.N. Murthy & V. S.S. Sastry
Pages: 1379-1388
Published online: 14 Dec 2009
AbstractforAnchoring transition and influence of director fluctuations in liquid crystal droplets | Full Text | References | PDF (755.8 KB)
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Synthesis and characterisation of thermotropic liquid-crystalline properties of azomethine dimers
Pradip K. Bhowmik, Haesook Han, Alexi K. Nedeltchev, Hari D. Mandal, Jose A. Jimenez-Hernandez, Patrick M. McGannon, Leonardo Lopez, Shin-Woong Kang & Satyendra Kumar
Pages: 1389-1399
Published online: 14 Dec 2009
AbstractforSynthesis and characterisation of thermotropic liquid-crystalline properties of azomethine dimers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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High birefringence phenyl tolane positive compounds for dual frequency liquid crystals
Jie Sun, Haiqing Xianyu, Sebastian Gauza & Shin-Tson Wu
Pages: 1401-1408
Published online: 14 Dec 2009
AbstractforHigh birefringence phenyl tolane positive compounds for dual frequency liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Octasubstituted dibenzochrysenes: discotic liquid crystals with a twisted core
Sanjay K. Varshney, Hiroki Nagayama, Hideo Takezoe & Veena Prasad
Pages: 1409-1415
Published online: 14 Dec 2009
AbstractforOctasubstituted dibenzochrysenes: discotic liquid crystals with a twisted core | Full Text | References | PDF (737.9 KB)
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The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of liquid crystals with bulky terminal groups designed for bookshelf geometry ferroelectric mixtures
Ibrahim A. Radini & Michael Hird
Pages: 1417-1430
Published online: 14 Dec 2009
AbstractforThe synthesis and mesomorphic properties of liquid crystals with bulky terminal groups designed for bookshelf geometry ferroelectric mixtures | Full Text | References | PDF (422.5 KB)
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Why do non-symmetric dimers intercalate? The synthesis and characterisation of the α-(4-benzylidene-substituted-aniline-4′-oxy)-ω-(2-methylbutyl-4′-(4″-phenyl)benzoateoxy)alkanes
Guan-Yeow Yeap, Tiang-Chuan Hng, Sue-Yi Yeap, Ewa Gorecka, Masato M. Ito, Koichi Ueno, Masaki Okamoto, Wan Ahmad Kamil Mahmood & Corrie T. Imrie
Pages: 1431-1441
Published online: 14 Dec 2009
AbstractforWhy do non-symmetric dimers intercalate? The synthesis and characterisation of the α-(4-benzylidene-substituted-aniline-4′-oxy)-ω-(2-methylbutyl-4′-(4″-phenyl)benzoateoxy)alkanes | Full Text | References | PDF (865.6 KB)
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Synthesis of macrocyclised dimetric compounds and their liquid crystal transition behaviours
Manabu Itoh, Masatoshi Tokita, Kaoru Adachi, Teruaki Hayakawa, Sungmin Kang, Yasuyuki Tezuka & Junji Watanabe
Pages: 1443-1450
Published online: 14 Dec 2009
AbstractforSynthesis of macrocyclised dimetric compounds and their liquid crystal transition behaviours | Full Text | References | PDF (827.2 KB)
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Mesomorphic phase transition behaviour of photopolymerisable liquid crystalline triphenylene ether compounds
Jinsoo Kim, Young Ju Jung, Jae-Won Ka, Eun Chol Kim, Taek Ahn & Mi Hye Yi
Pages: 1451-1457
Published online: 14 Dec 2009
AbstractforMesomorphic phase transition behaviour of photopolymerisable liquid crystalline triphenylene ether compounds | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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