Liquid Crystals, Volume 38, Issue 8 (2011)

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Article
Global behaviour of the order parameter in nematic phase
M. Simões, D.S. Simeão & K.E. Yamaguti
Pages: 935-941
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforGlobal behaviour of the order parameter in nematic phase | Full Text | References | PDF (494.6 KB)
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Synthesis and liquid crystal properties of triphenylene liquid crystals bearing polymerisable acrylate and methacrylate groups
Xiangfei Kong, Zhiqun He, Hemant Gopee & Andrew N. Cammidge
Pages: 943-955
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforSynthesis and liquid crystal properties of triphenylene liquid crystals bearing polymerisable acrylate and methacrylate groups | Full Text | References | PDF (355.6 KB)
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Photoluminescence of a 5CB liquid crystal–organomontmorillonite nanoparticle heterocomposite
T. Bezrodna, I. Chashechnikova, V. Melnyk & V. Nesprava
Pages: 957-962
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforPhotoluminescence of a 5CB liquid crystal–organomontmorillonite nanoparticle heterocomposite | Full Text | References | PDF (258.7 KB)
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Semi-empirical analysis on electronic spectra and ultraviolet stability of nematic liquid crystals: effect of solvent and substituent
P. Lakshmi Praveen & Durga P. Ojha
Pages: 963-970
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforSemi-empirical analysis on electronic spectra and ultraviolet stability of nematic liquid crystals: effect of solvent and substituent | Full Text | References | PDF (379.1 KB)
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Effect of an electric field on defects in a nematic liquid crystal with variable surface anchoring
T. Arun Kumar, V.S.S. Sastry, Ken Ishikawa, Hideo Takezoe, N.V. Madhusudana & Surajit Dhara
Pages: 971-979
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforEffect of an electric field on defects in a nematic liquid crystal with variable surface anchoring | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Nematic viscosity estimation using director kickback dynamics
M. Grinfeld, M. Langer & N.J. Mottram
Pages: 981-987
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforNematic viscosity estimation using director kickback dynamics | Full Text | References | PDF (399.7 KB)
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A novel liquid crystals photoalignment layer-by-layer self-assembled film fabricated with long side-chain cinnamate polyelectrolyte
Lingli Zhang, Xiudong Sun, Zenghui Peng & Li Xuan
Pages: 989-994
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforA novel liquid crystals photoalignment layer-by-layer self-assembled film fabricated with long side-chain cinnamate polyelectrolyte | Full Text | References | PDF (812.1 KB)
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Effect of pi–pi stacking on the self-assembly of azomethine-type rod–coil liquid crystals
Yi Liu, Guozhu Zhan, Xinhui Zhong, Yingfeng Yu & Wenjun Gan
Pages: 995-1006
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforEffect of pi–pi stacking on the self-assembly of azomethine-type rod–coil liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Analysis of the generation of multi-domain in vertical alignment (VA) mode caused by the fringe field on the side of the lower substrate
HyungKi Hong
Pages: 1007-1015
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforAnalysis of the generation of multi-domain in vertical alignment (VA) mode caused by the fringe field on the side of the lower substrate | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Atomic force microscope based method of measuring short cholesteric pitch in liquid crystals
Miha Škarabot, Žiga Lokar, Katja Gabrijelčič, David Wilkes & Igor Muševič
Pages: 1017-1020
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforAtomic force microscope based method of measuring short cholesteric pitch in liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (294.2 KB)
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Influence of the backward propagating waves on the twist optical Fréedericksz transition in planar nematic films
Dmitry O. Krimer, Andrey E. Miroshnichenko & Etienne Brasselet
Pages: 1021-1026
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforInfluence of the backward propagating waves on the twist optical Fréedericksz transition in planar nematic films | Full Text | References | PDF (204.6 KB)
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Synthesis of liquid crystals using Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions using mesoporous, ligand-free Pd/Si3N4 catalysts in aqueous media
Stuart P. Kitney, Fei Cheng, Shabbir Khan, Christopher N. Hope, William McNab & Stephen M. Kelly
Pages: 1027-1033
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforSynthesis of liquid crystals using Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions using mesoporous, ligand-free Pd/Si3N4 catalysts in aqueous media | Full Text | References | PDF (384 KB)
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Mesomorphic properties of liquid crystalline compounds with biphenyl moiety containing azo-ester, azo-cinnamate central linkages and different terminal group†
B.T. Thaker & J.B. Kanojiya
Pages: 1035-1055
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforMesomorphic properties of liquid crystalline compounds with biphenyl moiety containing azo-ester, azo-cinnamate central linkages and different terminal group† | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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From rods to knots using cyclohexane in smectic liquid crystals
Stephen J. Cowling, Anne Buchkremer & John W. Goodby
Pages: 1057-1067
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforFrom rods to knots using cyclohexane in smectic liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Highly fluorinated biphenyl ether systems as dopants for fast-response liquid crystal display applications
Matthew R. Cargill, Graham Sandford, Andrzej J. Tadeusiak, Gordon D. Love, Nadine Hollfelder, Frank Pleis, Gabriele Nelles & Pinar Kilickiran
Pages: 1069-1078
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
AbstractforHighly fluorinated biphenyl ether systems as dopants for fast-response liquid crystal display applications | Full Text | References | PDF (532.9 KB)
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Miscellany

Statement of Retraction
Page: 1079
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
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Commentary

Article Commentary
Comment on the paper
Wolfgang Weissflog
Pages: 1081-1083
Published online: 12 Aug 2011
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