Liquid Crystals, Volume 42, Issue 3 (2015)

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Fisheye lens conoscopy
Ali Alshomrany & Noel A. Clark
Pages: 271-287
Published online: 09 Mar 2015
AbstractforFisheye lens conoscopy | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Interaction between a +1 defect in a nematic thin film and the surface wall and flexoelectric response at the defect site
Yi Tian & Zhidong Zhang
Pages: 288-297
Published online: 21 Jan 2015
AbstractforInteraction between a +1 defect in a nematic thin film and the surface wall and flexoelectric response at the defect site | Full Text | References | PDF (676.4 KB)
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Synthesis and characterization of fluorine-containing cholesteric liquid crystalline polysiloxanes bearing trifluoromethyl-substituted mesogens
Mei Tian, Huan Huan Sun, Xiao Wei Tian, Zhi Xin Xu, Feng Qiao Wang, Dan Shu Yao & Jian She Hu
Pages: 298-308
Published online: 21 Jan 2015
AbstractforSynthesis and characterization of fluorine-containing cholesteric liquid crystalline polysiloxanes bearing trifluoromethyl-substituted mesogens | Full Text | References | PDF (509.4 KB)
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Electro-switchable characteristics of broadband absorptive films based on multi-dichroic dye-doped nematic liquid crystal
Hui Xie, Lanying Zhang, Wanshu Zhang, Baofeng He, Xiao Yuan, Ping Song, Zhuo Chen, Zhou Yang & Huai Yang
Pages: 309-315
Published online: 23 Feb 2015
AbstractforElectro-switchable characteristics of broadband absorptive films based on multi-dichroic dye-doped nematic liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (327 KB)
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Viewing angle controllable fringe and in-plane switching vertical alignment LCD
Yanan Yu, Hu Dou, Hongmei Ma & Yubao Sun
Pages: 316-321
Published online: 03 Mar 2015
AbstractforViewing angle controllable fringe and in-plane switching vertical alignment LCD | Full Text | References | PDF (771.6 KB)
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Orientational and electro-optical properties of liquid crystal aligned with a directly spinnable carbon nanotube web
Hyojin Lee, Ji-Hoon Lee, Chi P. Huynh, Stephen C. Hawkins, Mustafa Musameh, Dae Hyung Kim, Seung Hee Lee & Jonghyun Choi
Pages: 322-327
Published online: 21 Jan 2015
AbstractforOrientational and electro-optical properties of liquid crystal aligned with a directly spinnable carbon nanotube web | Full Text | References | PDF (562.7 KB)
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Structure–property correlation of bicyclohexane nematic liquid crystals
D. Venkata Sai, K. P. Zuhail, Rudraditya Sarkar & Surajit Dhara
Pages: 328-333
Published online: 13 Jan 2015
AbstractforStructure–property correlation of bicyclohexane nematic liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (267.9 KB)
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Dielectric properties of magnetic nanoparticles’ suspension in a ferroelectric liquid crystal
E.V. Popova, S.A. Gamzaeva, А.I. Krivoshey, A.P. Kryshtal, A.P. Fedoryako, M.F. Prodanov, M.A. Kolosov & V.V. Vashchenko
Pages: 334-343
Published online: 09 Mar 2015
AbstractforDielectric properties of magnetic nanoparticles’ suspension in a ferroelectric liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (512.7 KB)
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Relaxation frequencies for flip-flop rotation of three- and four-ring compounds and dual frequency addressing mixtures with high birefringence
R. Dąbrowski, S. Urban, M. Celiński, J. Herman, K. Garbat, O. Chojnowska, J. Dziaduszek & K. Czupryński
Pages: 344-360
Published online: 05 Mar 2015
AbstractforRelaxation frequencies for flip-flop rotation of three- and four-ring compounds and dual frequency addressing mixtures with high birefringence | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Effect of octadecylamine-functionalised SWCNTs on the elastic constants and electro-optic response of a liquid crystal
Jitendra Kumar, V. Manjuladevi, R.K. Gupta & S. Kumar
Pages: 361-369
Published online: 04 Mar 2015
AbstractforEffect of octadecylamine-functionalised SWCNTs on the elastic constants and electro-optic response of a liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (736.4 KB)
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Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal composites for bio-applications: thermotropic, surface and optical properties
Elena Perju, Elena Paslaru & Luminita Marin
Pages: 370-382
Published online: 07 Jan 2015
AbstractforPolymer-dispersed liquid crystal composites for bio-applications: thermotropic, surface and optical properties | Full Text | References | PDF (722.6 KB)
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Synthesis and properties of difluoromethyleneoxy-bridged liquid crystals terminated by 2,2-difluorovinyloxy group
Minggang Hu, Jian Li, Juanli Li, Zhi Yang, Zhongwei An, Chao Gao & Haihao Zhang
Pages: 383-389
Published online: 04 Mar 2015
AbstractforSynthesis and properties of difluoromethyleneoxy-bridged liquid crystals terminated by 2,2-difluorovinyloxy group | Full Text | References | PDF (248.8 KB)
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Studies on the electro-optical and the light-scattering properties of PDLC films with the size gradient of the LC droplets
Ping Song, Yanzi Gao, Feifei Wang, Lanying Zhang, Hui Xie, Zhou Yang & Huai Yang
Pages: 390-396
Published online: 05 Mar 2015
AbstractforStudies on the electro-optical and the light-scattering properties of PDLC films with the size gradient of the LC droplets | Full Text | References | PDF (324.1 KB)
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The effect of lateral fluorination on the properties of phenyl-tolane liquid crystals
Jian Li, Xiaozhe Yang, Ning Gan, Bin Wu & Zhongwei An
Pages: 397-403
Published online: 13 Feb 2015
AbstractforThe effect of lateral fluorination on the properties of phenyl-tolane liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (311.5 KB)
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Chiral smectogens with four-phenyl-ring molecular core, laterally substituted by iodine atom
Natalia Podoliak, Vladimíra Novotná, Miroslav Kašpar, Věra Hamplová & Oliva Pacherová
Pages: 404-411
Published online: 23 Feb 2015
AbstractforChiral smectogens with four-phenyl-ring molecular core, laterally substituted by iodine atom | Full Text | References | PDF (405.7 KB)
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Electro-optical properties of a new series of fluorinated antiferroelectric orthoconic liquid crystalline esters
Anamika Pramanik, Malay Kumar Das, Banani Das, Magdalena Żurowska & Roman Dąbrowski
Pages: 412-421
Published online: 23 Feb 2015
AbstractforElectro-optical properties of a new series of fluorinated antiferroelectric orthoconic liquid crystalline esters | Full Text | References | PDF (404.4 KB)
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