Liquid Crystals, Volume 41, Issue 12 (2014)

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Synthesis and structure of lateral halogenated V-shaped liquid crystal molecules based on a 1,7-naphthalene central core and alkylthio tails
Ting Bao, Kai Wang & Mao-Sheng Zhan
Pages: 1687-1695
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
AbstractforSynthesis and structure of lateral halogenated V-shaped liquid crystal molecules based on a 1,7-naphthalene central core and alkylthio tails | Full Text | References | PDF (604.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Tolane liquid crystals bearing fluorinated terminal group and their mid-wave infrared properties
Minggang Hu, Zhongwei An, Jian Li, Lingchao Mo, Zhi Yang, Juanli Li, Zhaoyi Che & Xiaozhe Yang
Pages: 1696-1702
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
AbstractforTolane liquid crystals bearing fluorinated terminal group and their mid-wave infrared properties | Full Text | References | PDF (276.2 KB)
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New liquid crystal based on 2-phenylthiophene central core
Anna Kovářová, Michal Kohout, Jiří Svoboda & Vladimíra Novotná
Pages: 1703-1718
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
AbstractforNew liquid crystal based on 2-phenylthiophene central core | Full Text | References | PDF (767.5 KB)
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Enhancement of electro-optical response of ferroelectric liquid crystal: the role of graphene quantum dots
Veeresh Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Ashok M. Biradar, G. B. Reddy, Divya Sachdev & Renu Pasricha
Pages: 1719-1725
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforEnhancement of electro-optical response of ferroelectric liquid crystal: the role of graphene quantum dots | Full Text | References | PDF (389.6 KB)
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Fast switching response and dielectric behaviour of fullerene/ferroelectric liquid crystal nanocolloids
Ravi Kumar Shukla, Kuldeep Kumar Raina & Wolfgang Haase
Pages: 1726-1732
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforFast switching response and dielectric behaviour of fullerene/ferroelectric liquid crystal nanocolloids | Full Text | References | PDF (391.1 KB)
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Dielectric and switching properties of a highly tilted AFLC material (S)-(+)-4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl)-2,3-difluorophenyl 4′-[3-(2,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluorobutoxy)prop-1-oxy]biphenyl-4-carboxylate
Avneesh Mishra, Roman S. Dabrowski & Ravindra Dhar
Pages: 1733-1742
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforDielectric and switching properties of a highly tilted AFLC material (S)-(+)-4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl)-2,3-difluorophenyl 4′-[3-(2,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluorobutoxy)prop-1-oxy]biphenyl-4-carboxylate | Full Text | References | PDF (754.1 KB)
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Self-assembled liquid crystals by hydrogen bonding between bipyridyl and alkylbenzoic acids: solvent-free synthesis by mechanochemistry
Micael D. Miranda, Fabián Vaca Chávez, Teresa M.R. Maria, M. Ermelinda S. Eusebio, P.J. Sebastião & Manuela Ramos Silva
Pages: 1743-1751
Published online: 30 Aug 2014
AbstractforSelf-assembled liquid crystals by hydrogen bonding between bipyridyl and alkylbenzoic acids: solvent-free synthesis by mechanochemistry | Full Text | References | PDF (515 KB)
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Flexible taper-shaped liquid crystal trimer exhibiting a modulated smectic phase
Shinya Kashima, Yoichi Takanishi, Jun Yamamoto & Atsushi Yoshizawa
Pages: 1752-1761
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforFlexible taper-shaped liquid crystal trimer exhibiting a modulated smectic phase | Full Text | References | PDF (988.9 KB)
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Luminescent lanthanide-containing chiral liquid crystalline polymers in the side chain
Wen-Zhi Zhao, Yue-Hua Cong, Bao-Yan Zhang & Tian-Hao Zhang
Pages: 1762-1772
Published online: 02 Sep 2014
AbstractforLuminescent lanthanide-containing chiral liquid crystalline polymers in the side chain | Full Text | References | PDF (615.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Influence of the anisometry of magnetic particles on the isotropic–nematic phase transition
V. Gdovinová, N. Tomašovičová, N. Éber, T. Tóth-Katona, V. Závišová, M. Timko & P. Kopčanský
Pages: 1773-1777
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
AbstractforInfluence of the anisometry of magnetic particles on the isotropic–nematic phase transition | Full Text | References | PDF (368.3 KB)
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Multistable polymer stabilised cholesteric liquid crystal: exceeding reflection limit in visible region
Tianhao Zhang, Yuehua Cong, Baoyan Zhang & Wenzhi Zhao
Pages: 1778-1782
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
AbstractforMultistable polymer stabilised cholesteric liquid crystal: exceeding reflection limit in visible region | Full Text | References | PDF (563.7 KB)
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Highly fluorinated liquid crystals with wide nematic phase interval and good solubility
Jian Li, Minggang Hu, Juanli Li, Zhongwei An, Xiaozhe Yang, Zhi Yang & Zhaoyi Che
Pages: 1783-1790
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforHighly fluorinated liquid crystals with wide nematic phase interval and good solubility | Full Text | References | PDF (302.5 KB)
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A small-angle X-ray scattering study of nanoparticle assembly in an aligned nematic liquid crystal
James E. Hallett, Dominic W. Hayward, Paul Bartlett & Robert M. Richardson
Pages: 1791-1802
Published online: 27 Aug 2014
AbstractforA small-angle X-ray scattering study of nanoparticle assembly in an aligned nematic liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (543.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Effect of alumina nanoparticles on dielectric permittivity, electrical conductivity, director relaxation frequency, threshold and switching voltages of a nematic liquid crystalline material
Neelam Yadav, Roman Dabrowski & Ravindra Dhar
Pages: 1803-1810
Published online: 27 Aug 2014
AbstractforEffect of alumina nanoparticles on dielectric permittivity, electrical conductivity, director relaxation frequency, threshold and switching voltages of a nematic liquid crystalline material | Full Text | References | PDF (700.8 KB)
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Cd1-xZnxS/ZnS core/shell quantum dot ferroelectric liquid crystal composite system: analysis of faster optical response and lower operating voltage
Shivani Pandey, Tripti Vimal, Dharmendra Pratap Singh, Swadesh Kumar Gupta, Prachi Tripathi, Chinmay Phadnis, Shailaja Mahamuni, Atul Srivastava & Rajiv Manohar
Pages: 1811-1820
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
AbstractforCd1-xZnxS/ZnS core/shell quantum dot ferroelectric liquid crystal composite system: analysis of faster optical response and lower operating voltage | Full Text | References | PDF (426.9 KB)
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Photoluminescent nematic liquid crystalline elastomer actuators
R.B. Wei, HX Zhang, YN He, XG Wang & P. Keller
Pages: 1821-1830
Published online: 27 Aug 2014
AbstractforPhotoluminescent nematic liquid crystalline elastomer actuators | Full Text | References | PDF (530.4 KB)
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Synthesis and characterisation of novel soluble polyimides for the application as liquid crystal vertical alignment layers
Shiming Gong, Ming Liu, Zhen Sun, Senlin Xia & Yinghan Wang
Pages: 1831-1842
Published online: 27 Aug 2014
AbstractforSynthesis and characterisation of novel soluble polyimides for the application as liquid crystal vertical alignment layers | Full Text | References | PDF (506.9 KB)
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Synthesis and characterisation of imidazolium-based ionic liquid crystals bearing a cholesteryl mesogenic group
Xin Li, Xin Lan, Shuang Ma, Lu Bai, Fanbao Meng & Mei Tian
Pages: 1843-1853
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforSynthesis and characterisation of imidazolium-based ionic liquid crystals bearing a cholesteryl mesogenic group | Full Text | References | PDF (740.7 KB)
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Synthesis and mesomorphic behaviour of hexacatenar di-hydrazine derivatives
Yangfang Wu, Chunxue Zhang, Yan Zhang, Binglian Bai, Haitao Wang & Min Li
Pages: 1854-1861
Published online: 02 Dec 2014
AbstractforSynthesis and mesomorphic behaviour of hexacatenar di-hydrazine derivatives | Full Text | References | PDF (425.3 KB)
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Discotic liquid crystalline tris(hexahexyloxytriphenylene)triazines with separate columns of triphenylene and triazine cores
C.P. Umesh, Satesh Gangarapu, Antonius T.M. Marcelis & Han Zuilhof
Pages: 1862-1872
Published online: 30 Oct 2014
AbstractforDiscotic liquid crystalline tris(hexahexyloxytriphenylene)triazines with separate columns of triphenylene and triazine cores | Full Text | References | PDF (705.5 KB)
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Effects of liquid crystallinity on anticancer activity of benzoate derivatives possessing a terminal hydroxyl group
Yukako Fukushi, Hironori Yoshino, Junya Ishikawa, Masanobu Sagisaka, Ikuo Kashiwakura & Atsushi Yoshizawa
Pages: 1873-1878
Published online: 07 Nov 2014
AbstractforEffects of liquid crystallinity on anticancer activity of benzoate derivatives possessing a terminal hydroxyl group | Full Text | References | PDF (276.3 KB)
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Dielectric characterisation of a ferroelectric liquid crystalline material having SmA*–SmC*–SmBh* phase sequence
M.B. Pandey, Sharad Kumar Pandey, U.B. Singh, R. Dhar, M. Tykarska & R. Dąbrowski
Pages: 1879-1888
Published online: 04 Nov 2014
AbstractforDielectric characterisation of a ferroelectric liquid crystalline material having SmA*–SmC*–SmBh* phase sequence | Full Text | References | PDF (598.2 KB)
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Effect of CdSe quantum dots doping on the switching time, localised electric field and dielectric parameters of ferroelectric liquid crystal
Ravi Kumar Shukla, Yuriy Genadievich Galyametdinov, Radik Rashitovich Shamilov & Wolfgang Haase
Pages: 1889-1896
Published online: 19 Nov 2014
AbstractforEffect of CdSe quantum dots doping on the switching time, localised electric field and dielectric parameters of ferroelectric liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (493.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Alkyl chain self ordering, induction and suppression of mesophase by Cu(II) containing [1,2,3]-triazole-based bidentate salicylaldimine ligands: synthesis, characterisation and X-ray diffraction studies
Boon-Teck Heng, Guan-Yeow Yeap, Wan Ahmad Kamil Mahmood, Chun-Chieh Han, Hong-Cheu Lin, Shigenaga Takano & Daisuke Takeuchi
Pages: 1897-1910
Published online: 27 Nov 2014
AbstractforAlkyl chain self ordering, induction and suppression of mesophase by Cu(II) containing [1,2,3]-triazole-based bidentate salicylaldimine ligands: synthesis, characterisation and X-ray diffraction studies | Full Text | References | PDF (879 KB) | Supplemental
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Fluorine-containing triphenylenes. Liquid crystalline properties and surface ordering
C.P. Umesh, Antonius T.M. Marcelis & Han Zuilhof
Pages: 1911-1922
Published online: 11 Nov 2014
AbstractforFluorine-containing triphenylenes. Liquid crystalline properties and surface ordering | Full Text | References | PDF (571.2 KB)
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Editorial Board
Page: ebi
Published online: 15 Dec 2014
CitationforEditorial Board | Full Text | PDF (53.3 KB)
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