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Twist-Bend Nematics and Beyond; Guest Editors: Giampaolo D’Alessandro, Geoffrey R. Luckhurst and Timothy J. Sluckin

Preface

Introduction
Twist-bend nematics and beyond
Giampaolo D’Alessandro, Geoffrey R. Luckhurst & Timothy J. Sluckin
Pages: 1-3
Published online: 20 Mar 2017
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Article
Analogy between the twist-bend nematic and the smectic A phases and coarse-grained description of the macroscopic NTB properties
I. Dozov & C. Meyer
Pages: 4-23
Published online: 07 Sep 2016
AbstractforAnalogy between the twist-bend nematic and the smectic A phases and coarse-grained description of the macroscopic NTB properties | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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A continuum description for cholesteric and nematic twist-bend phases based on symmetry considerations
R. S. Zola, G. Barbero, I. Lelidis, M. P. Rosseto & L. R. Evangelista
Pages: 24-30
Published online: 07 Sep 2016
AbstractforA continuum description for cholesteric and nematic twist-bend phases based on symmetry considerations | Full Text | References | PDF (644 KB)
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Coarse-graining elastic theory for twist-bend nematic phases
S. V. Shiyanovskii, P. S. Simonário & E. G. Virga
Pages: 31-44
Published online: 07 Nov 2016
AbstractforCoarse-graining elastic theory for twist-bend nematic phases | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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The twist-bend nematic phase: molecular insights from a generalised Maier–Saupe theory
A. Ferrarini
Pages: 45-57
Published online: 03 Nov 2016
AbstractforThe twist-bend nematic phase: molecular insights from a generalised Maier–Saupe theory | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Polar interactions between bent–core molecules as a stabilising factor for inhomogeneous nematic phases with spontaneous bend deformations
M. A. Osipov & G. Pająk
Pages: 58-67
Published online: 03 Nov 2016
AbstractforPolar interactions between bent–core molecules as a stabilising factor for inhomogeneous nematic phases with spontaneous bend deformations | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Structure–property relationships in twist-bend nematogens: the influence of terminal groups
Jordan P. Abberley, Suzanne M. Jansze, Rebecca Walker, Daniel A. Paterson, Peter A. Henderson, Antonius T. M. Marcelis, John M. D. Storey & Corrie T. Imrie
Pages: 68-83
Published online: 25 Jan 2017
AbstractforStructure–property relationships in twist-bend nematogens: the influence of terminal groups | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Effect of the linking unit on the twist-bend nematic phase in liquid crystal dimers: a comparative study of two homologous series of methylene- and ether-linked dimers
Craig T. Archbold, Jessica L. Andrews, Richard J. Mandle, Stephen J. Cowling & John W. Goodby
Pages: 84-92
Published online: 03 Oct 2016
AbstractforEffect of the linking unit on the twist-bend nematic phase in liquid crystal dimers: a comparative study of two homologous series of methylene- and ether-linked dimers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Sensitivity of the NTB phase formation to the molecular structure of imino-linked dimers
Trpimir Ivšić, Ute Baumeister, Irena Dokli, Ana Mikleušević & Andreja Lesac
Pages: 93-105
Published online: 01 Sep 2016
AbstractforSensitivity of the NTB phase formation to the molecular structure of imino-linked dimers | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | Supplemental
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Twist-bend nematics, liquid crystal dimers, structure–property relations
Alya A. Dawood, Martin C. Grossel, Geoffrey R. Luckhurst, Robert M. Richardson, Bakir A. Timimi, Neil J. Wells & Yousif Z. Yousif
Pages: 106-126
Published online: 20 Mar 2017
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Cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimers and the twist-bend nematic phase
Daniel A Paterson, Jordan P Abberley, William TA Harrison, John MD Storey & Corrie T Imrie
Pages: 127-146
Published online: 23 Jan 2017
AbstractforCyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimers and the twist-bend nematic phase | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Twist-bend nematic phase in cyanobiphenyls and difluoroterphenyls bimesogens
V. P. Panov, J. K. Vij & G. H. Mehl
Pages: 147-159
Published online: 20 Nov 2016
AbstractforTwist-bend nematic phase in cyanobiphenyls and difluoroterphenyls bimesogens | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Spontaneously modulated chiral nematic structures of flexible bent-core liquid crystal dimers
S. M. Salili, R. R. Ribeiro de Almeida, P. K. Challa, S. N. Sprunt, J. T. Gleeson & A. Jákli
Pages: 160-167
Published online: 06 Sep 2016
AbstractforSpontaneously modulated chiral nematic structures of flexible bent-core liquid crystal dimers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Formation of periodic zigzag patterns in the twist-bend nematic liquid crystal phase by surface treatment
Ra You, Daniel A. Paterson, John M. D. Storey, Corrie T. Imrie & Dong Ki Yoon
Pages: 168-176
Published online: 03 Jan 2017
AbstractforFormation of periodic zigzag patterns in the twist-bend nematic liquid crystal phase by surface treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Distinctive dielectric properties of nematic liquid crystal dimers
N. Sebastián, B. Robles-Hernández, S. Diez-Berart, J. Salud, G. R. Luckhurst, D. A. Dunmur, D. O. López & M. R. de la Fuente
Pages: 177-190
Published online: 15 Aug 2016
AbstractforDistinctive dielectric properties of nematic liquid crystal dimers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Article
The oblique chiral nematic phase in calamitic bimesogens
Deña M. Agra-Kooijman, Gautam Singh, Michael R. Fisch, M. R. Vengatesan, Jang-Kun Song & Satyendra Kumar
Pages: 191-203
Published online: 07 Feb 2017
AbstractforThe oblique chiral nematic phase in calamitic bimesogens | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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Article
The twist-bend nematic phase: translational self-diffusion and biaxiality studied by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance diffusometry
M. Cifelli, V. Domenici, S.V. Dvinskikh, G.R. Luckhurst & B.A. Timimi
Pages: 204-218
Published online: 20 Nov 2016
AbstractforThe twist-bend nematic phase: translational self-diffusion and biaxiality studied by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance diffusometry | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Comparative analysis of anisotropic material properties of uniaxial nematics formed by flexible dimers and rod-like monomers
Greta Cukrov, Youssef Mosaddeghian Golestani, Jie Xiang, Yu. A. Nastishin, Z. Ahmed, C. Welch, G. H. Mehl & Oleg D. Lavrentovich
Pages: 219-231
Published online: 05 Oct 2016
AbstractforComparative analysis of anisotropic material properties of uniaxial nematics formed by flexible dimers and rod-like monomers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Smectic-like bâtonnets in nematic/twist-bend nematic biphasic samples
C. Meyer, D. Stoenescu, G. R. Luckhurst, P. Davidson & I. Dozov
Pages: 232-243
Published online: 10 Aug 2016
AbstractforSmectic-like bâtonnets in nematic/twist-bend nematic biphasic samples | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Article
The NTB phase in an achiral asymmetrical bent-core liquid crystal terminated with symmetric alkyl chains
Sithara P. Sreenilayam, Vitaly P. Panov, Jagdish K. Vij & Govindaswamy Shanker
Pages: 244-253
Published online: 17 Nov 2016
AbstractforThe NTB phase in an achiral asymmetrical bent-core liquid crystal terminated with symmetric alkyl chains | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Structure formation in monolayers composed of hard bent-core molecules
Paweł Karbowniczek, Michał Cieśla, Lech Longa & Agnieszka Chrzanowska
Pages: 254-272
Published online: 05 Dec 2016
AbstractforStructure formation in monolayers composed of hard bent-core molecules | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Modulated nematic structures and chiral symmetry breaking in 2D
Karol Trojanowski, Michaƚ Cieśla & Lech Longa
Pages: 273-283
Published online: 30 Nov 2016
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