Liquid Crystals, Volume 40, Issue 3 (2013)

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Tests of the tricritical point in the SmA-to-N phase transition of binary mixtures of butyloxybenzylidene octylaniline and hexyloxybenzylidene octylaniline
J. Salud, D. O. López, S. Diez-Berart & M. R. de la Fuente
Pages: 293-304
Published online: 05 Nov 2012
AbstractforTests of the tricritical point in the SmA-to-N phase transition of binary mixtures of butyloxybenzylidene octylaniline and hexyloxybenzylidene octylaniline | Full Text | References | PDF (900.2 KB)
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Unsymmetrical tetracatenar liquid crystals containing 2-phenylbenzoxazole: Synthesis and characterisation
K. C. Majumdar, Tapas Ghosh, D. S. Shankar Rao & S. Krishna Prasad
Pages: 305-313
Published online: 15 Nov 2012
AbstractforUnsymmetrical tetracatenar liquid crystals containing 2-phenylbenzoxazole: Synthesis and characterisation | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Supramolecular self-assembly of a novel hydrogen-bonded cholesteric liquid crystal exhibiting macromolecular behaviour
Mahdi Roohnikan, Morteza Ebrahimi, Seyed Reza Ghaffarian & Nobuyuki Tamaoki
Pages: 314-320
Published online: 15 Nov 2012
AbstractforSupramolecular self-assembly of a novel hydrogen-bonded cholesteric liquid crystal exhibiting macromolecular behaviour | Full Text | References | PDF (725.1 KB)
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Highly tilted smectogens with bromine-substituted molecular core
Natalia Podoliak, Věra Hamplová, Miroslav Kašpar, Vladimíra Novotná, Milada Glogarová, Damian Pociecha & Ewa Gorecka
Pages: 321-328
Published online: 20 Nov 2012
AbstractforHighly tilted smectogens with bromine-substituted molecular core | Full Text | References | PDF (847.3 KB)
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Adiabatic scanning calorimetry study of ionic liquid crystals with highly ordered crystal smectic phases
Chandra Shekhar Pati Tripathi, Jan Leys, Patricia Losada-Pérez, Kathleen Lava, Koen Binnemans, Christ Glorieux & Jan Thoen
Pages: 329-338
Published online: 22 Nov 2012
AbstractforAdiabatic scanning calorimetry study of ionic liquid crystals with highly ordered crystal smectic phases | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Enlarged helical twisting power in chiral cyclic dimers based on conventional chiral alkyl diols
Manabu Itoh, Hiromitsu Hegi, Kazuhiro Marumo, Koichi Sakajiri, Sungmin Kang, Masatoshi Tokita & Junji Watanabe
Pages: 339-344
Published online: 27 Nov 2012
AbstractforEnlarged helical twisting power in chiral cyclic dimers based on conventional chiral alkyl diols | Full Text | References | PDF (484.3 KB)
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Filaments formed in the hexagonal columnar liquid crystal phase of star-shaped oligobenzoates
Tanya Ostapenko, Marvin Weyland, Alexey Eremin, Matthias Lehmann & Ralf Stannarius
Pages: 345-353
Published online: 22 Nov 2012
AbstractforFilaments formed in the hexagonal columnar liquid crystal phase of star-shaped oligobenzoates | Full Text | References | PDF (718.6 KB)
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Effects of symmetrically 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles on the temperature range of liquid crystalline blue phases: a systematic study
Ling Wang, Wanli He, Meng Wang, Meiju Wei, Jian Sun, Xingwu Chen & Huai Yang
Pages: 354-367
Published online: 04 Dec 2012
AbstractforEffects of symmetrically 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles on the temperature range of liquid crystalline blue phases: a systematic study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Electro-optic characteristics of the fringe in-plane switching liquid crystal device for a liquid crystal with negative dielectric anisotropy
Mi Hyeon Jo, Hong Jun Yun, In Won Jang, Il Hwa Jeong, Seung Hee Lee, Sung Ho Cho, Seon Hong Ahn & Hae Jin Heo
Pages: 368-373
Published online: 12 Dec 2012
AbstractforElectro-optic characteristics of the fringe in-plane switching liquid crystal device for a liquid crystal with negative dielectric anisotropy | Full Text | References | PDF (778.6 KB)
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The influence of linking group in exterior point on mesogenic properties of the basket moulded molecules: calix[4]arene
Pinkesh G. Sutariya, Alok Pandya, Vipinchandra A. Rana & Shobhana K. Menon
Pages: 374-383
Published online: 13 Dec 2012
AbstractforThe influence of linking group in exterior point on mesogenic properties of the basket moulded molecules: calix[4]arene | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Novel method for order parameter of ferroelectric liquid crystals by image analysis
Sreehari Sastry Sreeramakavacham, B. Gowri Sankara Rao, K. Mallika, T. Vindhya Kumari, S. Lakshminarayana & Sie Tiong Ha
Pages: 384-390
Published online: 14 Dec 2012
AbstractforNovel method for order parameter of ferroelectric liquid crystals by image analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (304.7 KB)
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Vertical alignment of liquid crystals without alignment layers
Ki-Han Kim, Byung Wok Park, Sun-Wook Choi, Ji-Hoon Lee, Hoon Kim, Ki-Chul Shin, Hee Seop Kim & Tae-Hoon Yoon
Pages: 391-395
Published online: 04 Jan 2013
AbstractforVertical alignment of liquid crystals without alignment layers | Full Text | References | PDF (408 KB)
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Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of 2-(4′-alkoxybiphenyl-4-yl)-1H-benzimidazole derivatives
Lina Zhang, Xinbing Chen, Fengqi Zhao, Xuezhong Fan, Pei Chen & Zhongwei An
Pages: 396-410
Published online: 04 Jan 2013
AbstractforSynthesis and mesomorphic properties of 2-(4′-alkoxybiphenyl-4-yl)-1H-benzimidazole derivatives | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Truxene discotic liquid crystals with two different ring substituents: synthesis, mesomorphism and high charged carrier mobility
Hai-Liang Ni, Hirosato Monobe, Ping Hu, Bi-Qin Wang, Yo Shimizu & Ke-Qing Zhao
Pages: 411-420
Published online: 04 Jan 2013
AbstractforTruxene discotic liquid crystals with two different ring substituents: synthesis, mesomorphism and high charged carrier mobility | Full Text | References | PDF (929.8 KB)
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Mesogenic properties of two 1,3,4-oxadiazole-based bent-core geometrical isomers
Abdelhak Belaissaoui, Stephen J. Cowling & John W. Goodby
Pages: 421-427
Published online: 04 Jan 2013
AbstractforMesogenic properties of two 1,3,4-oxadiazole-based bent-core geometrical isomers | Full Text | References | PDF (377.3 KB)
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Remote optical detection of bending deformations by means of cholesteric paint
Petr V. Shibaev & Leah Newman
Pages: 428-432
Published online: 04 Jan 2013
AbstractforRemote optical detection of bending deformations by means of cholesteric paint | Full Text | References | PDF (365.9 KB)
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Adiabatic scanning calorimetry study of ionic liquid crystals with highly ordered crystal smectic phases
Page: 433
Published online: 14 Dec 2012
CitationforAdiabatic scanning calorimetry study of ionic liquid crystals with highly ordered crystal smectic phases | Full Text | PDF (108.2 KB)
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