Liquid Crystals, Volume 42, Issue 9 (2015)

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Liquid Crystals, Volume 42, Issue 9 (2015)

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Electric field induced deformations of twisted flexoelectric nematic layers
G. Derfel & M. Buczkowska
Pages: 1213-1220
Published online: 18 Jun 2015
AbstractforElectric field induced deformations of twisted flexoelectric nematic layers | Full Text | References | PDF (347.6 KB)
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Role of the elastic constants of a liquid crystal with positive dielectric anisotropy in the electro-optic characteristics of fringe-field switching mode
Heui-Seok Jin, Dae Hyung Kim, Jin Hyun Kim, Han Sol Choi, Joong Hee Lee, Gi-Dong Lee & Seung Hee Lee
Pages: 1221-1228
Published online: 18 Jun 2015
AbstractforRole of the elastic constants of a liquid crystal with positive dielectric anisotropy in the electro-optic characteristics of fringe-field switching mode | Full Text | References | PDF (470.4 KB)
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Tuning the mesomorphic properties of carbosilane-terminated and conventional 2-alkoxy-5-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole liquid crystals as binary mixtures with bimodal length distributions
Kirk M. Mulligan & Robert P. Lemieux
Pages: 1229-1235
Published online: 10 Jun 2015
AbstractforTuning the mesomorphic properties of carbosilane-terminated and conventional 2-alkoxy-5-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole liquid crystals as binary mixtures with bimodal length distributions | Full Text | References | PDF (346.2 KB)
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Control of surface anchoring properties of liquid crystal by thermo-transfer printing of siloxane oligomers
Jeng-Hun Suh, Jiyoon Kim, Yong-Sang Ryu, Youngjoo Sohn & Sin-Doo Lee
Pages: 1236-1242
Published online: 30 Jun 2015
AbstractforControl of surface anchoring properties of liquid crystal by thermo-transfer printing of siloxane oligomers | Full Text | References | PDF (430.7 KB)
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Properties of two-component nematic liquid crystal mixtures in the range of 0.3–3.0 THz
Urszula Chodorow, Olga Chojnowska & Janusz Parka
Pages: 1243-1249
Published online: 18 Jun 2015
AbstractforProperties of two-component nematic liquid crystal mixtures in the range of 0.3–3.0 THz | Full Text | References | PDF (442.5 KB)
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The first examples of room temperature liquid crystal dimers based on cholesterol and pentaalkynylbenzene
Monika Gupta & Santanu Kumar Pal
Pages: 1250-1256
Published online: 19 Jun 2015
AbstractforThe first examples of room temperature liquid crystal dimers based on cholesterol and pentaalkynylbenzene | Full Text | References | PDF (372.4 KB) | Supplemental
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PbS nanoparticles stabilised blue phase liquid crystals
Xuwei Zhang, Dan Luo, Yong Li, Man Zhao, Bing Han, Meiting Zhao & Haitao Dai
Pages: 1257-1261
Published online: 19 Jun 2015
AbstractforPbS nanoparticles stabilised blue phase liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (229.5 KB)
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Homogeneous liquid crystal alignment on poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) films subjected to ion-beam irradiation
Hong-Gyu Park, Young Soo Park, Kyoung Yong Park, Min Sun Kim, Hae-Chang Jeong & Dae-Shik Seo
Pages: 1262-1268
Published online: 22 Jun 2015
AbstractforHomogeneous liquid crystal alignment on poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) films subjected to ion-beam irradiation | Full Text | References | PDF (519.3 KB)
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Columnar ordering properties of fluorinated and non-fluorinated tris(hexaalkoxytriphenylene)tristriazolotriazines
C. P. Umesh, Antonius T. M. Marcelis & Han Zuilhof
Pages: 1269-1279
Published online: 30 Jun 2015
AbstractforColumnar ordering properties of fluorinated and non-fluorinated tris(hexaalkoxytriphenylene)tristriazolotriazines | Full Text | References | PDF (455.4 KB)
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Synthesis and characterisation of star-shaped liquid crystalline polymer with a POSS core
Guofeng Wang, Ying Xiong & Hongding Tang
Pages: 1280-1289
Published online: 09 Jul 2015
AbstractforSynthesis and characterisation of star-shaped liquid crystalline polymer with a POSS core | Full Text | References | PDF (515.6 KB)
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Comparison of electro-optical switching between polymer-stabilised cubic and amorphous blue phases
Tetsu Hirose & Atsushi Yoshizawa
Pages: 1290-1297
Published online: 30 Jun 2015
AbstractforComparison of electro-optical switching between polymer-stabilised cubic and amorphous blue phases | Full Text | References | PDF (327.2 KB)
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The effect of inversion of the ester group on the mesophase behaviour of some azo/ester compounds
Magdi M. Naoum, Abdelgawad A. Fahmi, Nagwa H.S. Ahmed & Gamal R. Saad
Pages: 1298-1308
Published online: 02 Jul 2015
AbstractforThe effect of inversion of the ester group on the mesophase behaviour of some azo/ester compounds | Full Text | References | PDF (630 KB) | Supplemental
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Semiflexible thermotropic polyazomethines based on o-dianisidine mesogenic core
Elena Perju, Vasile Cozan, Luminita Marin & Maria Bruma
Pages: 1309-1319
Published online: 28 Sep 2015
AbstractforSemiflexible thermotropic polyazomethines based on o-dianisidine mesogenic core | Full Text | References | PDF (596.3 KB)
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Reverse-mode polymer dispersed liquid crystal films prepared by patterned polymer walls
Huihui Wang, He Gong, Ping Song, Jian Sun, Shumeng Guo, Hui Cao, Lanying Zhang & Huai Yang
Pages: 1320-1328
Published online: 02 Jul 2015
AbstractforReverse-mode polymer dispersed liquid crystal films prepared by patterned polymer walls | Full Text | References | PDF (660.7 KB)
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Image enhancement using virtual contrast image fusion on Fe3O4 and ZnO nanodispersed decyloxy benzoic acid
B.T.P. Madhav, P. Pardhasaradhi, R.K.N.R. Manepalli, P.V.V. Kishore & V.G.K.M. Pisipati
Pages: 1329-1336
Published online: 30 Jun 2015
AbstractforImage enhancement using virtual contrast image fusion on Fe3O4 and ZnO nanodispersed decyloxy benzoic acid | Full Text | References | PDF (937.6 KB)
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Non-symmetrical liquid crystal dimers armed with azobenzene and 1,2,3-triazole-cholesterol
Arwa Alshargabi, Guan-Yeow Yeap, Wan Ahmad Kamil Mahmood, Chun-Chieh Han, Hon-Cheu Lin & Daisuke Takeuchi
Pages: 1337-1349
Published online: 02 Jul 2015
AbstractforNon-symmetrical liquid crystal dimers armed with azobenzene and 1,2,3-triazole-cholesterol | Full Text | References | PDF (568.4 KB) | Supplemental
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