Liquid Crystals, Volume 47, Issue 4 (2020)

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Chirality driven mesomorphic behaviour difference: dichiral compounds containing two lactate groups
Xiaoqing Wu, Limin Wu, Yongmin Guo, Yi Li, Baozong Li & Yonggang Yang
Pages: 471-476
Published online: 03 Oct 2019
AbstractforChirality driven mesomorphic behaviour difference: dichiral compounds containing two lactate groups | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Letter
Surface anchoring energy of cholesteric liquid crystals
Tianyi Guo, Xiaoyu Zheng & Peter Palffy-Muhoray
Pages: 477-480
Published online: 29 Aug 2019
AbstractforSurface anchoring energy of cholesteric liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (423.6 KB) | EPUB
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Network morphology and electro-optical characterisations of epoxy-based polymer stabilised liquid crystals
Wenbo Shen, Yaping Cao, Cuihong Zhang, Xiaotao Yuan, Zhou Yang & Lanying Zhang
Pages: 481-488
Published online: 04 Sep 2019
AbstractforNetwork morphology and electro-optical characterisations of epoxy-based polymer stabilised liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Synthesis of photosensitive polyimide for liquid crystal alignment under non-polarised UV ageing lamp irradiation and a study on the possible mechanism of alignment
Gang Zhu, Fei Wang, Wenjie Liu, Xinjian Gong, Pengfei Geng, Zhenwei Gao & Yinghan Wang
Pages: 489-499
Published online: 03 Sep 2019
AbstractforSynthesis of photosensitive polyimide for liquid crystal alignment under non-polarised UV ageing lamp irradiation and a study on the possible mechanism of alignment | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB
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Influence of saddle-splay deformation on lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals confined between two coaxial cylinders
Jianfei Li, Yanjun Zhang, Mengchen Gao & Lizhi Zhu
Pages: 500-507
Published online: 28 Aug 2019
AbstractforInfluence of saddle-splay deformation on lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals confined between two coaxial cylinders | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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A three-layer egg-configurated Bragg microcavity of polyglycerol coated cholesteric-liquid-crystal encapsulated by hollow-glass-microsphere
Jianyang Hu, Dongying Fu, Chunli Xia, Chi Zhang, Lishuang Yao, Chunlian Lu, Weimin Sun & Yongjun Liu
Pages: 508-515
Published online: 03 Sep 2019
AbstractforA three-layer egg-configurated Bragg microcavity of polyglycerol coated cholesteric-liquid-crystal encapsulated by hollow-glass-microsphere | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The effect of chiral dopant on the rewriting speed of optically driving liquid crystal display
J. T. Sun, K. L. Deng, J. X. Sang, X. H. Gong, Y. Liu, J. H. Shang, H. Liu, Y. H. Zhang, Q. Guo & V.G. Chigrinov
Pages: 516-521
Published online: 05 Sep 2019
AbstractforThe effect of chiral dopant on the rewriting speed of optically driving liquid crystal display | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Influence of chain length of prepolymers in permanent memory effect of PDLC assessed by solid-state NMR
Ana Mouquinho, Marta C. Corvo, Pedro L. Almeida, Gabriel M. Feio & João Sotomayor
Pages: 522-530
Published online: 09 Sep 2019
AbstractforInfluence of chain length of prepolymers in permanent memory effect of PDLC assessed by solid-state NMR | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Propagating transverse electric and transverse magnetic modes in liquid crystal-clad planar waveguides
Jakub Kołacz, Henry G. Gotjen, Robel Y. Bekele, Jason D. Myers, Jesse A. Frantz, Michael Ziemkiewicz & Christopher M. Spillmann
Pages: 531-539
Published online: 11 Sep 2019
AbstractforPropagating transverse electric and transverse magnetic modes in liquid crystal-clad planar waveguides | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB
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New room temperature nematogens by cyano tail termination of alkoxy and alkylcyanobiphenyls and their anchoring behavior on metal salt-decorated surface
Kunlun Wang, Tibor Szilvási, Jake Gold, Huaizhe Yu, Nanqi Bao, Prabin Rai, Manos Mavrikakis, Nicholas L. Abbott & Robert J. Twieg
Pages: 540-556
Published online: 26 Sep 2019
AbstractforNew room temperature nematogens by cyano tail termination of alkoxy and alkylcyanobiphenyls and their anchoring behavior on metal salt-decorated surface | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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An innovative technique based on voltammetric profiling and current–voltage characteristics for determination of residual direct-current voltage of liquid crystal cells
Masanobu Mizusaki
Pages: 557-562
Published online: 05 Sep 2019
AbstractforAn innovative technique based on voltammetric profiling and current–voltage characteristics for determination of residual direct-current voltage of liquid crystal cells | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Adaptive nematic liquid crystal lens array with resistive layer
Fan Chu, Li-Lan Tian, Rui Li, Xiao-Qing Gu, Xiang-Yu Zhou, Di Wang & Qiong-Hua Wang
Pages: 563-571
Published online: 05 Sep 2019
AbstractforAdaptive nematic liquid crystal lens array with resistive layer | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Multi-layer protruded electrodes for reducing the operating voltage and gamma shift of fringe-field switching LCDs
Yuqiang Guo, Xiaoshuai Li, Wenjuan Li, He Huai, Hui Zhang, Hongmei Ma & Yubao Sun
Pages: 572-581
Published online: 09 Sep 2019
AbstractforMulti-layer protruded electrodes for reducing the operating voltage and gamma shift of fringe-field switching LCDs | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Influence of meta-extended rigid-core, complementary hydrogen bonding and flexible chain on polymorphism in Schiff-base liquid crystals: (4)MeOBD(3)AmBA:nOBAs
AVSN Krishna Murthy, M. Srinivasulu, AVN Ashok Kumar, YV Rao & DM Potukuchi
Pages: 582-603
Published online: 07 Oct 2019
AbstractforInfluence of meta-extended rigid-core, complementary hydrogen bonding and flexible chain on polymorphism in Schiff-base liquid crystals: (4)MeOBD(3)AmBA:nOBAs | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Phase behavior and slow molecular dynamics in the glassy state and in the glass transformation of a nematic liquid crystal: 4CFPB
Joaquim J. Moura Ramos & Hermínio P. Diogo
Pages: 604-617
Published online: 13 Sep 2019
AbstractforPhase behavior and slow molecular dynamics in the glassy state and in the glass transformation of a nematic liquid crystal: 4CFPB | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Topological defect enabled formation of nematic domains
Eva Klemencic, Pavlo Kurioz, Samo Kralj & Robert Repnik
Pages: 618-625
Published online: 13 Sep 2019
AbstractforTopological defect enabled formation of nematic domains | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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