Liquid Crystals, Volume 44, Issue 2 (2017)

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Liquid Crystals, Volume 44, Issue 2 (2017)

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Obituary

Obituary
Yurii Reznikov 16 October 1953–8 October 2016
Victor Reshetnyak & Oleg Lavrentovich
Pages: 285-286
Published online: 07 Feb 2017
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Preliminary Communications

Article
Large spontaneous deformation of uniaxially oriented main-chain liquid–crystalline elastomers composed of BB-n mesogens
Kazuyuki Hiraoka, Ryo Shinozaki & Shohei Sumitomo
Pages: 287-296
Published online: 14 Jun 2016
AbstractforLarge spontaneous deformation of uniaxially oriented main-chain liquid–crystalline elastomers composed of BB-n mesogens | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Original Articles

Article
Fast-switching effect using viscous chiral-nematic materials
Valeri Lapanik, Sergei Timofeev, Genadz Sasnouski, Vladimir Bezborodov & Wolfgang Haase
Pages: 297-302
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforFast-switching effect using viscous chiral-nematic materials | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Selective and direct detection of free amino acid using the optical birefringent patterns of confined nematic liquid crystals
Yibin Wei & Chang-Hyun Jang
Pages: 303-311
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforSelective and direct detection of free amino acid using the optical birefringent patterns of confined nematic liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Modelling of director equilibrium states in a nematic cell with relief surface
M. F. Ledney, O. S. Tarnavskyy, A. I. Lesiuk & V. Y. Reshetnyak
Pages: 312-321
Published online: 03 Jul 2016
AbstractforModelling of director equilibrium states in a nematic cell with relief surface | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of iron(II)-containing dendrimeric complexes derivative of 3,4-n-dodecyloxybenzoyl poly(propylene imine)
Matvey Gruzdev, Ulyana Chervonova, Tatyana Frolova & Arkadiy Kolker
Pages: 322-331
Published online: 28 Jun 2016
AbstractforSynthesis and mesomorphic properties of iron(II)-containing dendrimeric complexes derivative of 3,4-n-dodecyloxybenzoyl poly(propylene imine) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Influence of electrostatic interactions on the properties of cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals predicted from atomistic molecular dynamics simulations
Xiaoyu Wei, Justin B. Hooper & Dmitry Bedrov
Pages: 332-347
Published online: 29 Jun 2016
AbstractforInfluence of electrostatic interactions on the properties of cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals predicted from atomistic molecular dynamics simulations | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Refractive index and absorption coefficient of blue phase liquid crystal in terahertz band
Qifu Liu, Dan Luo, Xinhai Zhang, Shaoxian Li & Zhen Tian
Pages: 348-354
Published online: 25 Jul 2016
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Director configurations in nematic droplets with tilted surface anchoring
Mikhail Nikolaevich Krakhalev, Oxana Olegovna Prishchepa, Vitaly Sergeevich Sutormin & Victor Yakovlevich Zyryanov
Pages: 355-363
Published online: 03 Jul 2016
AbstractforDirector configurations in nematic droplets with tilted surface anchoring | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Reduction of gamma distortions in liquid crystal display by anisotropic voltage-dividing layer of reactive mesogens
Se-Um Kim, Bo-Yeon Lee, Jeng-Hun Suh, Jiyoon Kim, Jun-Hee Na & Sin-Doo Lee
Pages: 364-371
Published online: 11 Jul 2016
AbstractforReduction of gamma distortions in liquid crystal display by anisotropic voltage-dividing layer of reactive mesogens | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Article
Tuning the lasing wavelength of dye-doped chiral nematic liquid crystal by fluid flow
T. Dadalyan, R. Alaverdyan, I. Nys, Zh. Ninoyan, O. Willekens, J. Beeckman & K. Neyts
Pages: 372-378
Published online: 11 Jul 2016
AbstractforTuning the lasing wavelength of dye-doped chiral nematic liquid crystal by fluid flow | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Bulk heterojunction solar cells made from carbazole copolymer and fullerene derivative with an inserted layer of discotic material with improved efficiency
Manisha Bajpai, Neelam Yadav, Sandeep Kumar, Ritu Srivastava & Ravindra Dhar
Pages: 379-386
Published online: 21 Jul 2016
AbstractforBulk heterojunction solar cells made from carbazole copolymer and fullerene derivative with an inserted layer of discotic material with improved efficiency | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Non-symmetric ether-linked liquid crystalline dimers with a highly polar end group
Mohamed Alaasar & Carsten Tschierske
Pages: 387-393
Published online: 25 Jul 2016
AbstractforNon-symmetric ether-linked liquid crystalline dimers with a highly polar end group | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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A systematic study on the influences of linkage length on phase behaviours and charge carrier mobilities of discotic dimers
Jianchuang Wang, Chunxiu Zhang, Shuaifeng Zhang, Xingtian Hao, Feng Hong, Ao Zhang, Yi-Fei Wang, Hao Wu, Wanying Zhang & Jia-Ling Pu
Pages: 394-404
Published online: 28 Jul 2016
AbstractforA systematic study on the influences of linkage length on phase behaviours and charge carrier mobilities of discotic dimers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Polycatenar liquid crystals based on bent-shaped chalcone and cyanopyridine molecules
Rafael L. Coelho, Eduard Westphal, Daniela Z. Mezalira & Hugo Gallardo
Pages: 405-416
Published online: 05 Aug 2016
AbstractforPolycatenar liquid crystals based on bent-shaped chalcone and cyanopyridine molecules | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Nematic liquid crystal mixtures for 3D active glasses application
R. Mazur, W. Piecek, Z. Raszewski, P. Morawiak, K. Garbat, O. Chojnowska, M. Mrukiewicz, M. Olifierczuk, J. Kedzierski, R. Dabrowski & D. Weglowska
Pages: 417-426
Published online: 02 Aug 2016
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A new liquid crystal-based method to study disruption of phospholipid membranes by sodium deoxycholate
Zongfu An, Yibin Wei & Chang-Hyun Jang
Pages: 427-435
Published online: 08 Aug 2016
AbstractforA new liquid crystal-based method to study disruption of phospholipid membranes by sodium deoxycholate | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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