Liquid Crystals, Volume 41, Issue 11 (2014)

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Editorial

Editorial
The 2013 Luckhurst-Samulski Prize
Corrie T Imrie
Pages: 1507-1509
Published online: 18 Sep 2014
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Controllable alignment of liquid crystals based on the surface relief gratings from a photocross-linkable organic monomer
Dongyu Zhao, Qian Wang, Lin Guo & Huai Yang
Pages: 1510-1515
Published online: 30 Aug 2014
AbstractforControllable alignment of liquid crystals based on the surface relief gratings from a photocross-linkable organic monomer | Full Text | References | PDF (256.4 KB)
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Synthesis and mesomorphic behaviours of a homologous series of 2-(4-alkyloxybenzylidenamino)benzothiazoles
Kok-Leei Foo, Sie-Tiong Ha, Yip-Foo Win, Guan-Yeow Yeap, Hong-Cheu Lin & S. Sreehari Sastry
Pages: 1516-1525
Published online: 13 Jun 2014
AbstractforSynthesis and mesomorphic behaviours of a homologous series of 2-(4-alkyloxybenzylidenamino)benzothiazoles | Full Text | References | PDF (476 KB)
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New side chain ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers based on (2S, 3S)-2-chloro-3-methylpentanoic acid: synthesis and phase behaviour
Jian-She Hu, Wen-Chang Zhang, Dong Su & Zhi-Hao Guo
Pages: 1526-1536
Published online: 13 Jun 2014
AbstractforNew side chain ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers based on (2S, 3S)-2-chloro-3-methylpentanoic acid: synthesis and phase behaviour | Full Text | References | PDF (602.3 KB)
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Molecular relaxations in dual-frequency nematic liquid crystals
M. Mrukiewicz, P. Perkowski, K. Garbat & R. Dąbrowski
Pages: 1537-1544
Published online: 25 Jun 2014
AbstractforMolecular relaxations in dual-frequency nematic liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (702.9 KB)
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Low loss liquid crystals for infrared applications
Fenglin Peng, Yuan Chen, Shin-Tson Wu, Suvagata Tripathi & Robert J. Twieg
Pages: 1545-1552
Published online: 24 Jun 2014
AbstractforLow loss liquid crystals for infrared applications | Full Text | References | PDF (419.6 KB)
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Fast polarisation-insensitive optical shutter supported by backflow in dichroic dye-doped dual-frequency liquid crystal
Glenn Mangelinckx, Jeroen Beeckman, Olga Chojnowska, Jungsoon Shin, James D.K. Kim, Roman Dąbrowski & Kristiaan Neyts
Pages: 1553-1558
Published online: 03 Jul 2014
AbstractforFast polarisation-insensitive optical shutter supported by backflow in dichroic dye-doped dual-frequency liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (508.9 KB)
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Effect of exchange of terminal substituents on the mesophase behaviour of some azo/ester compounds
Magdi M. Naoum, Abdelgawad A. Fahmi, Amira H. Abaza & Gamal R. Saad
Pages: 1559-1568
Published online: 03 Jul 2014
AbstractforEffect of exchange of terminal substituents on the mesophase behaviour of some azo/ester compounds | Full Text | References | PDF (703 KB) | Supplemental
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The optimal cell gap determination of a liquid crystal wavefront corrector from a single photoelectric measurement
Qidong Wang, Zenghui Peng, Lishuang Yao, Yonggang Liu, Lifa Hu, Zhaoliang Cao, Quanquan Mu, Chengliang Yang, Xinghai Lu & Li Xuan
Pages: 1569-1574
Published online: 03 Jul 2014
AbstractforThe optimal cell gap determination of a liquid crystal wavefront corrector from a single photoelectric measurement | Full Text | References | PDF (569.5 KB)
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QSPR study on nematic transition temperatures of thermotropic liquid crystals based on DFT-calculated descriptors
Jabir H. Al-Fahemi
Pages: 1575-1582
Published online: 24 Jun 2014
AbstractforQSPR study on nematic transition temperatures of thermotropic liquid crystals based on DFT-calculated descriptors | Full Text | References | PDF (242.5 KB)
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Optimisation of blue-phase liquid crystal with protrusion
Yanli Zhao, Yubao Sun, Yanfeng Li & Hongmei Ma
Pages: 1583-1594
Published online: 03 Jul 2014
AbstractforOptimisation of blue-phase liquid crystal with protrusion | Full Text | References | PDF (979.2 KB)
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Continuous viewing angle controllable patterned vertical alignment liquid crystal display
Yanan Yu, Hu Dou, Hongmei Ma & Yubao Sun
Pages: 1595-1599
Published online: 03 Jul 2014
AbstractforContinuous viewing angle controllable patterned vertical alignment liquid crystal display | Full Text | References | PDF (422.1 KB)
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Effect of an electric field applied during the injection procedure on the pretilt angle of a nematic liquid crystal
Shin-Woong Kang & Ji-Hoon Lee
Pages: 1600-1604
Published online: 03 Jul 2014
AbstractforEffect of an electric field applied during the injection procedure on the pretilt angle of a nematic liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (226.4 KB)
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Coumarin-based emissive liquid crystals
Jens Buchs, Michael Gäbler, Dietmar Janietz & Hans Sawade
Pages: 1605-1618
Published online: 14 Jul 2014
AbstractforCoumarin-based emissive liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (560.3 KB)
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Enlargement of blue-phase stability for rod-like low-molecular-weight chiral nematic liquid crystal mixtures
Beomjong Kim, Yeon Jung Um, Seongun Jeon, Hirotugu Kikuchi & Sung-Kyu Hong
Pages: 1619-1626
Published online: 07 Jul 2014
AbstractforEnlargement of blue-phase stability for rod-like low-molecular-weight chiral nematic liquid crystal mixtures | Full Text | References | PDF (717.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Synthesis and phase transition behaviours of new non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers
Chi-Kien Seou, Sie-Tiong Ha, Yip-Foo Win, Siew-Ling Lee & Guan-Yeow Yeap
Pages: 1627-1634
Published online: 08 Jul 2014
AbstractforSynthesis and phase transition behaviours of new non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers | Full Text | References | PDF (496.3 KB)
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Liquid-crystalline structure–property relationships in halogen-terminated derivatives of cyanobiphenyl
Edward J. Davis, Richard J. Mandle, Bethany K. Russell, Phillip Y. Foeller, Matthew S. Cook, Stephen J. Cowling & John W. Goodby
Pages: 1635-1646
Published online: 17 Jul 2014
AbstractforLiquid-crystalline structure–property relationships in halogen-terminated derivatives of cyanobiphenyl | Full Text | References | PDF (497.3 KB)
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Synthesis and properties of new non-symmetric 2,5-bis(4-alkylphenylethynyl)thiophenes
Jakub Herman, Olga Chojnowska, Piotr Harmata, Roman Dąbrowski, Bartłomiej W. Klus & Przemysław Kula
Pages: 1647-1652
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
AbstractforSynthesis and properties of new non-symmetric 2,5-bis(4-alkylphenylethynyl)thiophenes | Full Text | References | PDF (277.2 KB)
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Chiral discotic derivatives of 1,3,5-triphenyl-6-oxoverdazyl radical
Aleksandra Jankowiak, Damian Pociecha, Jacek Szczytko & Piotr Kaszyński
Pages: 1653-1660
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforChiral discotic derivatives of 1,3,5-triphenyl-6-oxoverdazyl radical | Full Text | References | PDF (546.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Nanostructure and dielectric properties of a twist-bend nematic liquid crystal mixture
R.R. Ribeiro de Almeida, C. Zhang, O. Parri, S.N. Sprunt & A. Jákli
Pages: 1661-1667
Published online: 18 Sep 2014
AbstractforNanostructure and dielectric properties of a twist-bend nematic liquid crystal mixture | Full Text | References | PDF (697.3 KB)
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Effect of counter-ion on the thermotropic liquid crystal behaviour of bis(alkyl)-tris(imidazolium salt) compounds
Magdalene R. Schenkel, Justin B. Hooper, Mark J. Moran, Lily A. Robertson, Dmitry Bedrov & Douglas L. Gin
Pages: 1668-1685
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
AbstractforEffect of counter-ion on the thermotropic liquid crystal behaviour of bis(alkyl)-tris(imidazolium salt) compounds | Full Text | References | PDF (803.4 KB) | Supplemental
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