Liquid Crystals, Volume 39, Issue 5 (2012)

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Liquid Crystals, Volume 39, Issue 5 (2012)

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Novel 5-(4-alkoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate esters: Highly efficient synthesis and mesogenic evaluation of a new class of materials exhibiting the smectic C phase
Jonathan I. Tietz, James R. Mastriana, Paul Sampson & Alexander J. Seed
Pages: 515-530
Published online: 13 Feb 2012
AbstractforNovel 5-(4-alkoxyphenyl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate esters: Highly efficient synthesis and mesogenic evaluation of a new class of materials exhibiting the smectic C phase | Full Text | References | PDF (598.3 KB)
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Microstructure and electrical conductivity of hybrid liquid crystalline composites including 5CB, carbon nanotubes and clay platelets
N. Lebovka, A. Goncharuk, T. Bezrodna, I. Chashechnikova & V. Nesprava
Pages: 531-538
Published online: 13 Feb 2012
AbstractforMicrostructure and electrical conductivity of hybrid liquid crystalline composites including 5CB, carbon nanotubes and clay platelets | Full Text | References | PDF (989.4 KB)
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Temperature dependence of the order parameters (spontaneous polarisation and the tilt angle) at various concentrations for a mixture of SCE9+SCE10
H. Yurtseven & M. Kurt
Pages: 539-544
Published online: 21 Feb 2012
AbstractforTemperature dependence of the order parameters (spontaneous polarisation and the tilt angle) at various concentrations for a mixture of SCE9+SCE10 | Full Text | References | PDF (302.6 KB)
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Dielectric spectroscopy of polyazomethine with vinylene moieties in the main chain
Agnieszka Iwan & Magdalena Wlodarska
Pages: 545-550
Published online: 22 Feb 2012
AbstractforDielectric spectroscopy of polyazomethine with vinylene moieties in the main chain | Full Text | References | PDF (336 KB)
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Synthesis, characterisation and liquid crystalline properties of some Schiff base-ester central linkage involving 2, 6- disubstituted naphthalene ring system
B.T. Thaker, N.J. Chothani, Y.T. Dhimmar, B.S. Patel, D.B. Solanki, N.B. Patel, J.B. Kanojiya & R.S. Tandel
Pages: 551-569
Published online: 02 Mar 2012
AbstractforSynthesis, characterisation and liquid crystalline properties of some Schiff base-ester central linkage involving 2, 6- disubstituted naphthalene ring system | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Alignment of the columnar liquid crystal phase of nano-DNA by confinement in channels
Dong Ki Yoon, Gregory P. Smith, Ethan Tsai, Mark Moran, David M. Walba, Tommaso Bellini, Ivan I. Smalyukh & Noel A. Clark
Pages: 571-577
Published online: 19 Mar 2012
AbstractforAlignment of the columnar liquid crystal phase of nano-DNA by confinement in channels | Full Text | References | PDF (680.2 KB)
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The T′ phase and its ‘sandwich-like layer’ structure as shown by ionic liquid crystals containing a biphenyl ester-based rigid-core modified by 3-alkylimidazolium salts
Bian-Peng Wu, Mei-Li Pang, Ting-Feng Tan & Ji-Ben Meng
Pages: 579-594
Published online: 09 Mar 2012
AbstractforThe T′ phase and its ‘sandwich-like layer’ structure as shown by ionic liquid crystals containing a biphenyl ester-based rigid-core modified by 3-alkylimidazolium salts | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Study of pentyl-cyanobiphenyl nematic doped with gold nanoparticles
Karen Kolya Vardanyan, Robert Dominic Walton, David Matthew Sita, Israel Scott Gurfinkiel & William Mark Saidel
Pages: 595-605
Published online: 12 Mar 2012
AbstractforStudy of pentyl-cyanobiphenyl nematic doped with gold nanoparticles | Full Text | References | PDF (791.1 KB)
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Increased mesophase range in liquid crystalline crown ethers via lower molecular symmetry
Martin Kaller, Stuart J. Beardsworth, Peter Staffeld, Stefan Tussetschläger, Frank Gießelmann & Sabine Laschat
Pages: 607-618
Published online: 20 Mar 2012
AbstractforIncreased mesophase range in liquid crystalline crown ethers via lower molecular symmetry | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Correlation between static and dynamic polarimetric properties and the texture of surface-stabilised ferroelectric liquid crystal cells
Matthieu Dubreuil, Philippe Babilotte, Vinicius N.H. Silva, Sylvain Rivet, Bernard Le Jeune & Laurent Dupont
Pages: 619-628
Published online: 09 Mar 2012
AbstractforCorrelation between static and dynamic polarimetric properties and the texture of surface-stabilised ferroelectric liquid crystal cells | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Effects of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles with different rigid cores on the thermal and electro-optical performances of liquid crystalline blue phases
Ling Wang, Lilong Yu, Xia Xiao, Zhe Wang, Pangyen Yang, Wanli He & Huai Yang
Pages: 629-638
Published online: 15 Mar 2012
AbstractforEffects of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles with different rigid cores on the thermal and electro-optical performances of liquid crystalline blue phases | Full Text | References | PDF (846 KB)
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Liquid crystalline dinuclear copper(II) complexes accessed from photoluminescent tridentate [ONO]-donor Schiff base ligands
Chira R. Bhattacharjee, Chitraniva Datta, Gobinda Das & Paritosh Mondal
Pages: 639-646
Published online: 20 Mar 2012
AbstractforLiquid crystalline dinuclear copper(II) complexes accessed from photoluminescent tridentate [ONO]-donor Schiff base ligands | Full Text | References | PDF (608 KB)
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Surface viscosity and anchoring energy effects on the relaxation of a nematic liquid crystal cell
P.A. Santoro, A.T. Silva, E.K. Lenzi & L.R. Evangelista
Pages: 647-654
Published online: 16 Mar 2012
AbstractforSurface viscosity and anchoring energy effects on the relaxation of a nematic liquid crystal cell | Full Text | References | PDF (431.9 KB)
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Synthesis, mesomorphic and photo-physical properties of few d- and f- block metals coordinated to polar Schiff's bases
Lopamudra Chakraborty, Nirmalangshu Chakraborty, Trirup Dutta Choudhury, B.V.N. Phani Kumar, Asit Baran Mandal & Nandiraju V.S. Rao
Pages: 655-668
Published online: 21 Mar 2012
AbstractforSynthesis, mesomorphic and photo-physical properties of few d- and f- block metals coordinated to polar Schiff's bases | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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