Liquid Crystals, Volume 46, Issue 15 (2019)

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Liquid Crystals, Volume 46, Issue 15 (2019)

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Phase behaviour and structural properties of two members of biphenylyl benzoate chiral mesogenic series
Debarghya Goswami, Pradip Kumar Mandal, Olof Gutowski & Abhisakh Sarma
Pages: 2115-2126
Published online: 08 May 2019
AbstractforPhase behaviour and structural properties of two members of biphenylyl benzoate chiral mesogenic series | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | EPUB
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Design of filtering tunable liquid crystal phase shifter based on coplanar waveguide and split-ring resonators
Chang Ding, Fan-Yi Meng, Hui-Lin Mu, Jian-Qiao Han, Chuan-Hong Zhao, Qing-Yuan Fang & Qun Wu
Pages: 2127-2133
Published online: 21 May 2019
AbstractforDesign of filtering tunable liquid crystal phase shifter based on coplanar waveguide and split-ring resonators | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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An effect of chiral dopants on mesomorphic and electro-optical properties of ferroelectric smectic mixture
Katarzyna Gaładyk, Wiktor Piecek, Michał Czerwiński, Przemysław Morawiak, Maciej Chrunik & Zbigniew Raszewski
Pages: 2134-2148
Published online: 15 May 2019
AbstractforAn effect of chiral dopants on mesomorphic and electro-optical properties of ferroelectric smectic mixture | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB
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The effect of terminal epoxy modification on the mesomorphic and thermal stability of biphenyl ester liquid crystals
Shengbo Zhu, Yangyang Zhu, Jin Chigan, Yuqiao Fu, Qiang Weng, Xiaoling Niu, Weixing Chen, Ran Chen, Xinbing Chen & Zhongwei An
Pages: 2149-2158
Published online: 08 May 2019
AbstractforThe effect of terminal epoxy modification on the mesomorphic and thermal stability of biphenyl ester liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB
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Laser emission at the second-order photonic band gap in an electric-field-distorted cholesteric liquid crystal
J. Ortega, C. L. Folcia & J. Etxebarria
Pages: 2159-2166
Published online: 13 May 2019
AbstractforLaser emission at the second-order photonic band gap in an electric-field-distorted cholesteric liquid crystal | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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Non-conventional multi-arm ester liquid crystal derived from cholic acid: synthesis, thermal and optical behaviour
Duo Wang, Yue Min, Yuan-Yuan Quan, Jin-Ming Lv, Qing-Qing He, Ji-Wen Hu, Mei Tian & Dan-Shu Yao
Pages: 2167-2180
Published online: 08 May 2019
AbstractforNon-conventional multi-arm ester liquid crystal derived from cholic acid: synthesis, thermal and optical behaviour | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | EPUB
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Tuning helical twisting power and photoisomerisation kinetics of axially chiral cyclic azobenzene dopants in cholesteric liquid crystals
Mengyi Zhou, Hongbo Lu, Xinmin Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Miao Xu, Jun Zhu, Guobing Zhang, Yunsheng Ding & Longzhen Qiu
Pages: 2181-2189
Published online: 15 May 2019
AbstractforTuning helical twisting power and photoisomerisation kinetics of axially chiral cyclic azobenzene dopants in cholesteric liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Investigation of the viscoelastic properties of 4-propoxy-biphenyl-4-carbonitrile
Pınar Özden, Atilla Eren Mamuk & Nejmettin Avcı
Pages: 2190-2200
Published online: 13 May 2019
AbstractforInvestigation of the viscoelastic properties of 4-propoxy-biphenyl-4-carbonitrile | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Influence of carbon chain length on physical properties of 3FmHPhF homologues
A. Deptuch, M. Marzec, T. Jaworska-Gołąb, M. Dziurka, J. Hooper, M. Srebro-Hooper, P. Fryń, J. Fitas, M. Urbańska & M. Tykarska
Pages: 2201-2212
Published online: 21 May 2019
AbstractforInfluence of carbon chain length on physical properties of 3FmHPhF homologues | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A switchable optical diffuser based on a polymer/nematic liquid crystal composite film with transient polymer balls-networks microstructure
Le Zhou, Cheng Han, Mohsin Hassan Saeed, Cuihong Zhang & Lanying Zhang
Pages: 2213-2222
Published online: 23 May 2019
AbstractforA switchable optical diffuser based on a polymer/nematic liquid crystal composite film with transient polymer balls-networks microstructure | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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New azobenzene-based natural fatty acid liquid crystals with low melting point: synthesis, DFT calculations and binary mixtures
M. Hagar, H. A. Ahmed & O. A. Alhaddad
Pages: 2223-2234
Published online: 30 May 2019
AbstractforNew azobenzene-based natural fatty acid liquid crystals with low melting point: synthesis, DFT calculations and binary mixtures | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Fabrication of a controllable anti-peeping device with a laminated structure of microlouver and polymer dispersed liquid crystals film
Cheng Han, LE Zhou, Haipeng Ma, Chenyue Li, Shuaifeng Zhang, Hui Cao, Lanying Zhang & Huai Yang
Pages: 2235-2244
Published online: 03 Jun 2019
AbstractforFabrication of a controllable anti-peeping device with a laminated structure of microlouver and polymer dispersed liquid crystals film | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Synthesis and properties of antiferroelectric and/or ferroelectric compounds with the –CH2O group close to chirality centre
Magdalena Urbańska, Paweł Perkowski & Mateusz Szala
Pages: 2245-2255
Published online: 12 Jun 2019
AbstractforSynthesis and properties of antiferroelectric and/or ferroelectric compounds with the –CH2O group close to chirality centre | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Systematic study of the chiral smectic phases of a fluorinated compound
S. Lalik, A. Deptuch, P. Fryń, T. Jaworska–Gołąb, D. Dardas, D. Pociecha, M. Urbańska, M. Tykarska & M. Marzec
Pages: 2256-2268
Published online: 03 Jun 2019
AbstractforSystematic study of the chiral smectic phases of a fluorinated compound | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | EPUB
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Effect of orientation of extra fused benzene ring and lateral methyl substituent on the mesophase behaviour of three-ring azo/ester molecules
Ahmed M. Sultan, Abdelgawad A. Fahmi, Gamal R. Saad & Magdi M. Naoum
Pages: 2269-2280
Published online: 12 Jun 2019
AbstractforEffect of orientation of extra fused benzene ring and lateral methyl substituent on the mesophase behaviour of three-ring azo/ester molecules | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Biphenylyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole based liquid crystals – synthesis, mesomorphism, effect of lateral monofluorination
Farid S. Fouad, Todd Ness, Kunlun Wang, Christopher E. Ruth, Sonia Britton & Robert J. Twieg
Pages: 2281-2290
Published online: 03 Jun 2019
AbstractforBiphenylyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole based liquid crystals – synthesis, mesomorphism, effect of lateral monofluorination | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Symmetrical and asymmetrical liquid crystal dimers: synthesis, characterisation and mesomorphic behaviour
Uhood Jabbar Al-Hamdani, Hanna S. Abbo, Ebtahal Hamid Shaheeb & Salam J. J. Titinchi
Pages: 2291-2300
Published online: 20 Jun 2019
AbstractforSymmetrical and asymmetrical liquid crystal dimers: synthesis, characterisation and mesomorphic behaviour | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Twist-bend nematic phases of banana-shaped molecules with an axial chirality
Akihiko Matsuyama
Pages: 2301-2321
Published online: 03 Sep 2019
AbstractforTwist-bend nematic phases of banana-shaped molecules with an axial chirality | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB) | EPUB
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Effect of orientation of lateral fluorine atom on the mesophase behaviour of azo/ester molecules with terminal naphthyl group
Ahmed A. Sultan, Abdelgawad A. Fahmi, Gamal R. Saad & Magdi M. Naoum
Pages: 2322-2333
Published online: 07 Nov 2019
AbstractforEffect of orientation of lateral fluorine atom on the mesophase behaviour of azo/ester molecules with terminal naphthyl group | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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