Liquid Crystals, Volume 43, Issue 4 (2016)

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Microscopic characterisation of self-assembled colloidal particles in electrohydrodynamic convection of a low-birefringence nematic liquid crystal
Yoriaki Nishioka, Fumiaki Kobayashi, Nobutaka Sakurai, Yuji Sasaki & Hiroshi Orihara
Pages: 427-435
Published online: 28 Dec 2015
AbstractforMicroscopic characterisation of self-assembled colloidal particles in electrohydrodynamic convection of a low-birefringence nematic liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Effect of anti-parallel and twisted alignment techniques on various propertiesof polymer stabilised liquid crystal (PSLC) films
Rajendra R. Deshmukh & Anuja Katariya Jain
Pages: 436-447
Published online: 07 Dec 2015
AbstractforEffect of anti-parallel and twisted alignment techniques on various propertiesof polymer stabilised liquid crystal (PSLC) films | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Circular dichroism and absorption in a finite cholesteric liquid crystal layer with an isotropic defect layer inside
A.H. Gevorgyan, A.N. Kocharian & G.A. Vardanyan
Pages: 448-461
Published online: 28 Dec 2015
AbstractforCircular dichroism and absorption in a finite cholesteric liquid crystal layer with an isotropic defect layer inside | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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The inversion phenomenon of the helical twist sense in antiferroelectric liquid crystal phase from electronic and vibrational circular dichroism
M. Tykarska & M. Czerwiński
Pages: 462-472
Published online: 17 Dec 2015
AbstractforThe inversion phenomenon of the helical twist sense in antiferroelectric liquid crystal phase from electronic and vibrational circular dichroism | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Self-assembly of thiacyanine dyes in water for the synthesis of active hybrid nanofibres
Govindaswamy Shanker, Gurumurthy Hegde & Carlos Rodriguez-Abreu
Pages: 473-483
Published online: 14 Jan 2016
AbstractforSelf-assembly of thiacyanine dyes in water for the synthesis of active hybrid nanofibres | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Field dependence of liquid-crystalline phase in liquid-crystal and carbon nanotubes composite
Samriti Khosla, Arti Sharma & Nitin Sood
Pages: 484-487
Published online: 28 Dec 2015
AbstractforField dependence of liquid-crystalline phase in liquid-crystal and carbon nanotubes composite | Full Text | References | PDF (694 KB)
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Fast response in TN liquid-crystal cells: effect of functionalised carbon nanotubes
Jitendra Kumar, V. Manjuladevi, R.K. Gupta & S. Kumar
Pages: 488-496
Published online: 17 Dec 2015
AbstractforFast response in TN liquid-crystal cells: effect of functionalised carbon nanotubes | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Chiral periodic mesoporous organosilica in a smectic-A liquid crystal: source of the electrooptic response
Ian R. Nemitz, Kevin McEleney, Cathleen M. Crudden, Robert P. Lemieux, Rolfe G. Petschek & Charles Rosenblatt
Pages: 497-504
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
AbstractforChiral periodic mesoporous organosilica in a smectic-A liquid crystal: source of the electrooptic response | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Synthesis and mesomorphic behaviour of unsymmetrical tetracatenar [1,2,3]-triazole derivatives
Soraya Benallou, Salima Saidi-Besbes, Eric Grelet, Ahmed Bentaleb, Abdelhamid Elaissari, Géraldine Agusti & Aicha Derdour
Pages: 505-516
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
AbstractforSynthesis and mesomorphic behaviour of unsymmetrical tetracatenar [1,2,3]-triazole derivatives | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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In situ self-assembled homeotropic alignment layer for fast-switching liquid crystal devices
Intae Son, Byungsun Lee, Chunho Kim, Jae Hong Kim, Ji Yong Yoo & Jun Hyup Lee
Pages: 517-523
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
AbstractforIn situ self-assembled homeotropic alignment layer for fast-switching liquid crystal devices | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Effects of thiophene-based mesogen terminated with branched alkoxy group on the temperature range and electro-optical performances of liquid crystalline blue phases
Weikai Zhang, WanLi He, Chenchen Di, Xin Wang, Zhou Yang, Dong Wang, Hui Cao, Dengke Yang & Huai Yang
Pages: 524-534
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
AbstractforEffects of thiophene-based mesogen terminated with branched alkoxy group on the temperature range and electro-optical performances of liquid crystalline blue phases | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Letter

Letter
Low-voltage and high-transmittance blue-phase liquid crystal display with concave electrode
Jiang-Lin Mao, Jian Wang, Hao-Xiang Fan & Qiong-Hua Wang
Pages: 535-539
Published online: 14 Jan 2016
AbstractforLow-voltage and high-transmittance blue-phase liquid crystal display with concave electrode | Full Text | References | PDF (866.1 KB)
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The effect of MWS polarisation on the morphology and electro-optical behaviour of normal-mode polymer-stabilised cholesteric textures
Hongbo Lu, Jinliang Hu, Shaojun Wu, Yutian Chu, Chao Xu, Longzhen Qiu, Xianghua Wang, Guobing Zhang & Juntao Hu
Pages: 540-546
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
AbstractforThe effect of MWS polarisation on the morphology and electro-optical behaviour of normal-mode polymer-stabilised cholesteric textures | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Bent-shaped liquid crystals based on 4-substituted 3-hydroxybenzoic acid central core – Part II
Jiří Tůma, Michal Kohout, Jiří Svoboda, Vladimíra Novotná & Damian Pociecha
Pages: 547-563
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
AbstractforBent-shaped liquid crystals based on 4-substituted 3-hydroxybenzoic acid central core – Part II | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Synthesis and physical properties of tolane liquid crystals containing 2,3-difluorophenylene and terminated by a tetrahydropyran moiety
Ran Chen, Zhongwei An, Feng Li, Xinbing Chen & Pei Chen
Pages: 564-572
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
AbstractforSynthesis and physical properties of tolane liquid crystals containing 2,3-difluorophenylene and terminated by a tetrahydropyran moiety | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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