Liquid Crystals, Volume 44, Issue 14-15 (2017)

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A room-temperature heptazine core discotic liquid crystal
Sayed Mir Sayed, Lin-Lin Deng, Bao-Ping Lin & Hong Yang
Pages: 2175-2183
Published online: 31 Aug 2017
AbstractforA room-temperature heptazine core discotic liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Synthesis and properties of allyloxy-based tolane liquid crystals with high negative dielectric anisotropy
Ran Chen, Liang Zhao, Zhongwei An, Xinbing Chen & Pei Chen
Pages: 2184-2191
Published online: 02 Aug 2017
AbstractforSynthesis and properties of allyloxy-based tolane liquid crystals with high negative dielectric anisotropy | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Effect of fluorination on the phase sequence, dielectric and electro-optical properties of ferroelectric and antiferroelectric mixtures
Asim Debnath & Pradip Kumar Mandal
Pages: 2192-2202
Published online: 29 May 2017
AbstractforEffect of fluorination on the phase sequence, dielectric and electro-optical properties of ferroelectric and antiferroelectric mixtures | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Hockey-stick-shaped mesogens based on 1,3,4-thiadiazole: synthesis, mesomorphism, photophysical and DFT studies
Sandip Kumar Saha, Jyotirmoy Deb, Utpal Sarkar & Manoj Kumar Paul
Pages: 2203-2221
Published online: 28 May 2017
AbstractforHockey-stick-shaped mesogens based on 1,3,4-thiadiazole: synthesis, mesomorphism, photophysical and DFT studies | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | Supplemental
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Liquid crystal-gold nanoparticle composite-modified indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates and their electrochemical characterisation
S. Umadevi, S. Sundari, V. Ganesh & Sheela Berchmans
Pages: 2222-2229
Published online: 23 Jun 2017
AbstractforLiquid crystal-gold nanoparticle composite-modified indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates and their electrochemical characterisation | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Synthesis and characterisation of asymmetrical mesogenic materials based on 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole
Hussein J. Abboud, Souad J. Lafta & Ivan Hameed R. Tomi
Pages: 2230-2246
Published online: 02 Aug 2017
AbstractforSynthesis and characterisation of asymmetrical mesogenic materials based on 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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Observation of disordered mesomorphism in three-ring-based highly polar bent-core molecules: design, synthesis and characterisation
Golam Mohiuddin, Nazma Begum, Nandiraju V. S Rao, Supreet Kaur, Vidhika Punjani, Raj Kumar Khan, Sharmistha Ghosh & Santanu Kumar Pal
Pages: 2247-2258
Published online: 18 Aug 2017
AbstractforObservation of disordered mesomorphism in three-ring-based highly polar bent-core molecules: design, synthesis and characterisation | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Mesomorphic Schiff base amine tethered giant gold nanoparticles
Nirmalendu Das, Himadri Acharya, S. Krishna Prasad, D. S. Shankar Rao & Chira R. Bhattacharjee
Pages: 2259-2266
Published online: 29 Aug 2017
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From molecular to continuum modelling of bistable liquid crystal devices
Martin Robinson, Chong Luo, Patrick E. Farrell, Radek Erban & Apala Majumdar
Pages: 2267-2284
Published online: 21 Feb 2017
AbstractforFrom molecular to continuum modelling of bistable liquid crystal devices | Full Text | References | PDF (3.7 MB)
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From mesogens to metallomesogens. Synthesis, characterisation, liquid crystal and luminescent properties
Ahmed Jasim M. Al-Karawi
Pages: 2285-2300
Published online: 04 Sep 2017
AbstractforFrom mesogens to metallomesogens. Synthesis, characterisation, liquid crystal and luminescent properties | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Effects of the fluorinated liquid crystal molecules on the electro-optical properties of polymer dispersed liquid crystal films
Huimin Zhang, Hui Cao, Mei Chen, Lanying Zhang, Tianmeng Jiang, Haiguang Chen, Fasheng Li, Siquan Zhu & Huai Yang
Pages: 2301-2310
Published online: 03 Oct 2017
AbstractforEffects of the fluorinated liquid crystal molecules on the electro-optical properties of polymer dispersed liquid crystal films | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Synthesis and mesomorphism of ionic self-assembled complexes of anthraquinones
K. Swamynathan, V. A. Raghunathan & Sandeep Kumar
Pages: 2311-2320
Published online: 19 Sep 2017
AbstractforSynthesis and mesomorphism of ionic self-assembled complexes of anthraquinones | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Low-voltage blue-phase liquid crystal display with single-penetration electrodes
Yuqiang Guo, Mingzhu Fu, Yaxuan Ren, Yifei Wang, Qihui Mu, Hongmei Ma, Jiliang Zhu & Yubao Sun
Pages: 2321-2326
Published online: 14 Sep 2017
AbstractforLow-voltage blue-phase liquid crystal display with single-penetration electrodes | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Tunable backflow in chiral nematic liquid crystals via twist-bend nematogens and surface-localised in-situ polymer protrusions
Vinay Joshi, Daniel A. Paterson, John M. D. Storey, Corrie T. Imrie & Liang-Chy Chien
Pages: 2327-2336
Published online: 12 Sep 2017
AbstractforTunable backflow in chiral nematic liquid crystals via twist-bend nematogens and surface-localised in-situ polymer protrusions | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Prediction of nematic transition temperatures of quinoline-containing liquid crystalline compounds from molecular structure
Yueying Ren, Yongsheng Zhang & Xiaojun Yao
Pages: 2337-2347
Published online: 14 Aug 2017
AbstractforPrediction of nematic transition temperatures of quinoline-containing liquid crystalline compounds from molecular structure | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Luminescent Iridium-containing liquid crystalline polymers in the side chain
Le-Ping Song, Yue-Hua Cong, Bing Yao & Bao-Yan Zhang
Pages: 2348-2354
Published online: 02 Aug 2017
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Liquid crystalline non-linear S-shaped oligomers consisting of azobenzene and biphenylene units: synthesis, characterisation and influence of central spacer
Faridah Osman, Guan-Yeow Yeap, Nobuyuki Maeta, Masato M. Ito, Chien-Min Lin & Hong Cheu Lin
Pages: 2355-2365
Published online: 14 Aug 2017
AbstractforLiquid crystalline non-linear S-shaped oligomers consisting of azobenzene and biphenylene units: synthesis, characterisation and influence of central spacer | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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The effect of terminal alkoxy chain on mesophase behaviour, optical property and structure of chiral liquid crystal compounds derived from (−)-menthol
Cong-Cong Luo, Ying-Gang Jia, Kun-Ming Song, Fan-Bao Meng & Jian-She Hu
Pages: 2366-2378
Published online: 24 May 2017
AbstractforThe effect of terminal alkoxy chain on mesophase behaviour, optical property and structure of chiral liquid crystal compounds derived from (−)-menthol | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | Supplemental
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Synthesis and properties of chiral azo-liquid crystalline terpolymer containing cyano mesogenic units
Hong-wei Zhao, Xiao-zhi He, Jia-Jun Zheng, Wen-li Song, Fan-Bao Meng & Jian-she Hu
Pages: 2379-2390
Published online: 05 Jun 2017
AbstractforSynthesis and properties of chiral azo-liquid crystalline terpolymer containing cyano mesogenic units | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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