Liquid Crystals, Volume 44, Issue 11 (2017)

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Editorial
The 2016 Luckhurst-Samulski Prize
Corrie T Imrie
Pages: 1617-1619
Published online: 04 Oct 2017
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Temperature-dependent optical band structure and defect mode in a one-dimensional photonic liquid crystal
Carlos Avendaño & Arturo Reyes
Pages: 1620-1631
Published online: 22 Feb 2017
AbstractforTemperature-dependent optical band structure and defect mode in a one-dimensional photonic liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Novel liquid crystalline organic semiconducting oligomers incorporating N-heterocyclic carbazole moieties for fluorescent OLEDs
Guang Hu, Stuart P. Kitney, Stephen M. Kelly, William Harrison & Mary O’Neill
Pages: 1632-1645
Published online: 23 Mar 2017
AbstractforNovel liquid crystalline organic semiconducting oligomers incorporating N-heterocyclic carbazole moieties for fluorescent OLEDs | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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New terphenyl liquid crystals terminated by 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl group
Kuanguang Song, Jian Li, Juanli Li, Minggang Hu & Zhongwei An
Pages: 1646-1652
Published online: 22 Mar 2017
AbstractforNew terphenyl liquid crystals terminated by 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl group | Full Text | References | PDF (932.4 KB)
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Heptasubstituted triphenylene 2,3-dicarboxylic esters discotic liquid crystals with three different types of peripheral substitution
Cheng-Yan Gan, Jing Zhou, Wen-Hao Yu, Shi-Kai Xiang, Lai-Cai Li, Bi-Qin Wang, Ping Hu, Ke-Qing Zhao, Xiao-Zhen Chen & Chun Feng
Pages: 1653-1663
Published online: 27 Mar 2017
AbstractforHeptasubstituted triphenylene 2,3-dicarboxylic esters discotic liquid crystals with three different types of peripheral substitution | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Polarity and steric effect of di-lateral substitution on the mesophase behaviour of some azo/ester compounds
Magdi M. Naoum, Abdelgawad A. Fahmi, Gamal R. Saad & Mohamed H. Ali
Pages: 1664-1677
Published online: 29 Mar 2017
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Preparation and characterisation of laterally monofluorinated mesogenic benzimidazole-based compounds
Longyan Duan, Dingqian Shi, Pei Chen, Lina Zhang, Liyuan Ren, Xinbing Chen & Zhongwei An
Pages: 1678-1685
Published online: 30 Mar 2017
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Preparation and properties of laterally multifluorinated benzoxazole-based nematic mesogens
Longyan Duan, Dingqian Shi, Pei Chen, Kun Hu, Liyuan Ren, Xinbing Chen & Zhongwei An
Pages: 1686-1694
Published online: 27 Mar 2017
AbstractforPreparation and properties of laterally multifluorinated benzoxazole-based nematic mesogens | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | Supplemental
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Facile fabrication of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films via nucleophile-initiated thiol-ene click reaction
Zhiqing Shi, Yu Guan, Fei Wang, Yuliang Zhang, Feifei Deng, Yawei Liu & Yinghan Wang
Pages: 1695-1700
Published online: 27 Mar 2017
AbstractforFacile fabrication of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films via nucleophile-initiated thiol-ene click reaction | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Synthesis and characterisation of biodegradable liquid crystal elastomer with the property of shape recovery
Mingyao Xu, Yuehua Cong & Baoyan Zhang
Pages: 1701-1708
Published online: 27 Mar 2017
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Effects of non-additive conductivity variation for a nematic liquid crystal caused by magnetite and carbon nanotubes at various scales
I. P. Studenyak, P. Kopčanský, M. Timko, Z. Mitroova & O. V. Kovalchuk
Pages: 1709-1716
Published online: 02 May 2017
AbstractforEffects of non-additive conductivity variation for a nematic liquid crystal caused by magnetite and carbon nanotubes at various scales | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Textural, thermal, optical and electrical properties of Iron nanoparticles dispersed 4′-(Hexyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile liquid crystal mixture
Khushboo, P. Sharma, P. Malik & K. K Raina
Pages: 1717-1726
Published online: 01 Jun 2017
AbstractforTextural, thermal, optical and electrical properties of Iron nanoparticles dispersed 4′-(Hexyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile liquid crystal mixture | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Influence of peripheral alkyl chain length on the mesomorphic behaviours of hexasubstituted triphenylene 2,3-dicarboxylic esters
Xi-Dan Han, Xian-Li Tian, Wen-Hao Yu, Shi-Kai Xiang, Ping Hu, Bi-Qin Wang, Ke-Qing Zhao, Xiao-Zhen Chen & Chun Feng
Pages: 1727-1738
Published online: 29 May 2017
AbstractforInfluence of peripheral alkyl chain length on the mesomorphic behaviours of hexasubstituted triphenylene 2,3-dicarboxylic esters | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Low-temperature nematic phase in asymmetrical 1,3,4-oxadiazole bent-core liquid crystals possessing lateral methoxy group
Sandip Kumar Saha, Manoj Kumar Paul, Achu Chandran, P. K. Khanna & A. M. Biradar
Pages: 1739-1750
Published online: 05 Jun 2017
AbstractforLow-temperature nematic phase in asymmetrical 1,3,4-oxadiazole bent-core liquid crystals possessing lateral methoxy group | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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