Liquid Crystals, Volume 44, Issue 3 (2017)

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Characterisation and effect of polymer network deformation in reverse-mode polymer-stabilised cholesteric texture
Hongbo Lu, Yutian Chu, Shuaicheng Jing, Guobing Zhang, Juntao Hu, Guoqiang Lv & Longzhen Qiu
Pages: 437-443
Published online: 03 Aug 2016
AbstractforCharacterisation and effect of polymer network deformation in reverse-mode polymer-stabilised cholesteric texture | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Tunable polarised fluorescence of quantum dot doped nematic liquid crystals
Gautam Singh, Michael R. Fisch & Satyendra Kumar
Pages: 444-452
Published online: 22 Aug 2016
AbstractforTunable polarised fluorescence of quantum dot doped nematic liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Preparation of highly exfoliated epoxy/clay nanocomposites by clay grafted with liquid crystalline epoxy
Fei Chen, Yuehua Cong, Baoyan Zhang, Zeqing Wang & Bing Yao
Pages: 453-463
Published online: 05 Aug 2016
AbstractforPreparation of highly exfoliated epoxy/clay nanocomposites by clay grafted with liquid crystalline epoxy | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Dielectric and electro-optical properties of Mn12-acetate and ferroelectric liquid crystal composite
Shilpi Verma, Amit Choudhary, Priti Singh, Ashok M. Biradar & Surinder P. Singh
Pages: 464-472
Published online: 08 Aug 2016
AbstractforDielectric and electro-optical properties of Mn12-acetate and ferroelectric liquid crystal composite | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Transflective BPIII mode with no internal reflector
Hui-Yu Chen, Sheng-Feng Lu, Pin-Hung Wu & Ching-Sheng Wang
Pages: 473-478
Published online: 08 Aug 2016
AbstractforTransflective BPIII mode with no internal reflector | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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Double telecom band thermo-optic switch based on dual-line filled photonic liquid crystal fibres
Xiaoqi Liu, Yange Liu & Zhi Wang
Pages: 479-483
Published online: 08 Aug 2016
AbstractforDouble telecom band thermo-optic switch based on dual-line filled photonic liquid crystal fibres | Full Text | References | PDF (978.8 KB)
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Orientational transition in the cholesteric layer induced by electrically controlled ionic modification of the surface anchoring
Vitaly Sergeevich Sutormin, Ivan Vladimirovich Timofeev, Mikhail Nikolaevich Krakhalev, Oxana Olegovna Prishchepa & Victor Yakovlevich Zyryanov
Pages: 484-489
Published online: 10 Aug 2016
AbstractforOrientational transition in the cholesteric layer induced by electrically controlled ionic modification of the surface anchoring | Full Text | References | PDF (911.7 KB)
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Landau–de Gennes theory for a −1 boojum in a degenerate hybrid-aligned nematic cell
Xiaoyu Jiang, Xuan Zhou & Zhidong Zhang
Pages: 490-499
Published online: 15 Aug 2016
AbstractforLandau–de Gennes theory for a −1 boojum in a degenerate hybrid-aligned nematic cell | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Optimisation of alignment materials for minimising residual retardation in in-plane switching liquid crystal display
Lee Tae Rim, Jin Ho Kim, Myung Chul Jun, Seung Hee Lee & Hong Koo Baik
Pages: 500-509
Published online: 07 Nov 2016
AbstractforOptimisation of alignment materials for minimising residual retardation in in-plane switching liquid crystal display | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Bimodal form distribution from modelling biaxial lyotropic liquid crystal solutions through a polydisperse Maier–Saupe model
E. F. Henriques, Vera Bohomoletz Henriques & P. R. Krebs
Pages: 510-525
Published online: 14 Sep 2016
AbstractforBimodal form distribution from modelling biaxial lyotropic liquid crystal solutions through a polydisperse Maier–Saupe model | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Synthesis and properties of new (−)-menthol-derived chiral liquid crystal compounds with alkyl or alkoxy terminal groups
Ying-Gang Jia, Cong-Cong Luo, Zhao-Xia Zhu & Jian-She Hu
Pages: 526-537
Published online: 26 Aug 2016
AbstractforSynthesis and properties of new (−)-menthol-derived chiral liquid crystal compounds with alkyl or alkoxy terminal groups | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Thermal and electro-optical properties of cerium-oxide-doped liquid-crystal devices
Hyo-Young Mun, Hong-Gyu Park, Hae-Chang Jeong, Ju Hwan Lee, Byeong-Yun Oh & Dae-Shik Seo
Pages: 538-543
Published online: 06 Sep 2016
AbstractforThermal and electro-optical properties of cerium-oxide-doped liquid-crystal devices | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Enhancement of electrical conductivity, director relaxation frequency and slope of electro-optical characteristics in the composites of single-walled carbon nanotubes and a strongly polar nematic liquid crystal
Rohit Verma, Mukesh Mishra, R. Dhar & R. Dabrowski
Pages: 544-556
Published online: 30 Aug 2016
AbstractforEnhancement of electrical conductivity, director relaxation frequency and slope of electro-optical characteristics in the composites of single-walled carbon nanotubes and a strongly polar nematic liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Synthesis and characterisation of liquid crystal molecules based on thieno [3,2-b] thiophene and their application in organic field-effect transistors
Wei-Lung Liau, Yi-Jen Su, Hsiao-Fan Tseng, Jiun-Tai Chen & Chain-Shu Hsu
Pages: 557-565
Published online: 20 Sep 2016
AbstractforSynthesis and characterisation of liquid crystal molecules based on thieno [3,2-b] thiophene and their application in organic field-effect transistors | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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New ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystals studied by complementary methods
Jakub Fitas, Anna Dłubacz, Patryk Fryń, Monika Marzec, Teresa Jaworska-Gołąb, Aleksandra Deptuch, Katarzyna Kurp, Marzena Tykarska & Magdalena Żurowska
Pages: 566-576
Published online: 01 Sep 2016
AbstractforNew ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystals studied by complementary methods | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Electrically induced anchoring transition in nematics with small or zero dielectric anisotropy
Vitaly Sergeevich Sutormin, Mikhail Nikolaevich Krakhalev, Oxana Olegovna Prishchepa & Victor Yakovlevich Zyryanov
Pages: 577-581
Published online: 26 Aug 2016
AbstractforElectrically induced anchoring transition in nematics with small or zero dielectric anisotropy | Full Text | References | PDF (838.8 KB)
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Broadband reflective liquid crystal films induced by facile temperature-dependent coexistence of chiral nematic and TGB phase
Wan-Li He, Fei-Fei Wang, Ping Song, Ke-Xuan Li, Hang-Jun Ding, Zhou Yang, Jiu-Mei Xiao & Fa-Sheng Li
Pages: 582-592
Published online: 20 Nov 2016
AbstractforBroadband reflective liquid crystal films induced by facile temperature-dependent coexistence of chiral nematic and TGB phase | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Synthesis and mesophase behaviour of branched azobenzene-based supramolecular hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals
Wan-Li He, Han Gu, Peng Zhao, Zhou Yang, Hui Cao & Dong Wang
Pages: 593-602
Published online: 29 Mar 2017
AbstractforSynthesis and mesophase behaviour of branched azobenzene-based supramolecular hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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