Liquid Crystals, Volume 38, Issue 3 (2011)

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The 2010 Luckhurst–Samulski Prize
Corrie Imrie
Pages: 253-254
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
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Steric stabilisation of the ferrielectric intermediate liquid crystal phase by dopant-induced conformational change
Jennifer Kirchhoff & Linda S. Hirst
Pages: 255-261
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforSteric stabilisation of the ferrielectric intermediate liquid crystal phase by dopant-induced conformational change | Full Text | References | PDF (896.5 KB)
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Effects of a semi-fluorinated side chain and a lateral polar group on mesomorphic properties of 5-cyanotroponoids and benzonitriles
Akira Mori, Masashi Hashimoto & Seiji Ujiie
Pages: 263-276
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforEffects of a semi-fluorinated side chain and a lateral polar group on mesomorphic properties of 5-cyanotroponoids and benzonitriles | Full Text | References | PDF (688.4 KB)
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Investigations into effective order geometry in a series of liquid crystals
S. Sreehari Sastry, T. Vindhya Kumari, S. Salma Begum & V. Venkata Rao
Pages: 277-285
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforInvestigations into effective order geometry in a series of liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (337.2 KB)
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The effect of fluorination (2): dependence of alkyl chain length on the crystal structures of mesogenic alkyl 4-[2-(perfluorohexyl)ethoxy]benzoates
Kayako Hori, Minako Maeda, Megumi Yano & Mutsumi Kunugi
Pages: 287-293
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforThe effect of fluorination (2): dependence of alkyl chain length on the crystal structures of mesogenic alkyl 4-[2-(perfluorohexyl)ethoxy]benzoates | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Diffraction of light by topological defects in liquid crystals
E. Pereira & F. Moraes
Pages: 295-302
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
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Chiral effects of blue phase stabilisation of a binaphthyl derivative
Yutaro Kogawa & Atsushi Yoshizawa
Pages: 303-307
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforChiral effects of blue phase stabilisation of a binaphthyl derivative | Full Text | References | PDF (269.5 KB)
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Antiferroelectric phase in liquid crystalline compounds containing an azo group in their molecular core
Miroslav Kašpar, Vladimíra Novotná, Věra Hamplová, Natalia Podoliak, Dorothee Nonnenmacher, Frank Giesselmann & Milada Glogarová
Pages: 309-315
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforAntiferroelectric phase in liquid crystalline compounds containing an azo group in their molecular core | Full Text | References | PDF (643.4 KB)
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Amphiphilic liquid crystal possessing a SmA-promoting tail and a SmC-promoting core
Norihiro Ishida, Yoichi Takanishi, Jun Yamamoto & Atsushi Yoshizawa
Pages: 317-323
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforAmphiphilic liquid crystal possessing a SmA-promoting tail and a SmC-promoting core | Full Text | References | PDF (465.9 KB)
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Simplified preparation of polymer-encapsulated LC layers by thermally induced phase separation
Frank Kuschel, Lutz Hartmann & Monika Bauer
Pages: 325-331
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforSimplified preparation of polymer-encapsulated LC layers by thermally induced phase separation | Full Text | References | PDF (34.7 MB)
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Facile synthesis and mesomorphic properties of 4-hydroxybutyl 4-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy) benzoate mesogens
Khushi Muhammad, Shahid Hameed, Junjun Tan & Ruigang Liu
Pages: 333-348
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforFacile synthesis and mesomorphic properties of 4-hydroxybutyl 4-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy) benzoate mesogens | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Ion bombardment-induced transformation process on SiNx surfaces to achieve vertical alignment of liquid crystal molecules
Byoung-Yong Kim, Won-Kyu Lee, Young-Hwan Kim, Hong-Gyu Park, Tae-Kyu Park & Dae-Shik Seo
Pages: 349-353
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforIon bombardment-induced transformation process on SiNx surfaces to achieve vertical alignment of liquid crystal molecules | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Effects of weak anchoring on the azimuthal anchoring energy of a nematic liquid crystal at a grooved interface
Yan-Jun Zhang, Zhi-Dong Zhang, Li-Zhi Zhu & Li Xuan
Pages: 355-359
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforEffects of weak anchoring on the azimuthal anchoring energy of a nematic liquid crystal at a grooved interface | Full Text | References | PDF (877.9 KB)
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Optical activity of the anisotropic solutions of cellulose acetates in mesophasogenic solvents
Anna B. Shipovskaya, Sergei L. Shmakov, Olga F. Kazmicheva & Sergei Yu. Shchyogolev
Pages: 361-369
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforOptical activity of the anisotropic solutions of cellulose acetates in mesophasogenic solvents | Full Text | References | PDF (861.6 KB)
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Luminance-controlled viewing angle-switchable liquid crystal display using optically isotropic liquid crystal layer
Min Su Kim, Young Jin Lim, Sukin Yoon, Mi-Kyung Kim, Pankaj Kumar, Shin-Woong Kang, Wan-Seok Kang, Gi-Dong Lee & Seung Hee Lee
Pages: 371-376
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforLuminance-controlled viewing angle-switchable liquid crystal display using optically isotropic liquid crystal layer | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Simulation of a tunable metamaterial with nematic liquid crystal layers
Rafał Kowerdziej, Janusz Parka, Piotr Nyga & Bartłomiej Salski
Pages: 377-379
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforSimulation of a tunable metamaterial with nematic liquid crystal layers | Full Text | References | PDF (495 KB)
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Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of chiral smectic A phase liquid crystals of wide temperature range
Czung-Yu Ho, Li-Shan Wang, Fa-Hsin Lin & Jiunn-Yih Lee
Pages: 381-390
Published online: 22 Mar 2011
AbstractforSynthesis and mesomorphic properties of chiral smectic A phase liquid crystals of wide temperature range | Full Text | References | PDF (779.6 KB)
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