Liquid Crystals, Volume 50, Issue 13-14 (2023)

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Editorial

Editorial
The 2022 Luckhurst-Samulski Prize
Corrie T. Imrie
Pages: 1995-1997
Published online: 08 Feb 2024
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Obituary

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Obituary
Stephen Morris
Page: 1998
Published online: 08 Feb 2024
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
Surface alignment of nematic liquid crystals by direct laser writing of photopolymer alignment layers
Uroš Jagodič, Mahendran Vellaichamy, Miha Škarabot & Igor Muševič
Pages: 1999-2009
Published online: 07 Aug 2023
AbstractforSurface alignment of nematic liquid crystals by direct laser writing of photopolymer alignment layers | Full Text | References | PDF (7.6 MB) | EPUB
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Letter to the Editor

Electrically-controlled generation and switching of arbitrary vector vortex beams on multiple hybrid-order Poincaré spheres based on liquid crystal devices
Xinyi Zhou, Yide Yuan, Zongjie Zhu, Shiyuan Zhang, Xiangsheng Xie, Lishuang Yao, Fan Fan, Shuangchun Wen & Yaqin Zhou
Pages: 2010-2018
Published online: 07 Jul 2023
AbstractforElectrically-controlled generation and switching of arbitrary vector vortex beams on multiple hybrid-order Poincaré spheres based on liquid crystal devices | Full Text | References | PDF (6 MB) | EPUB
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Molecular scale insights from NMR studies of hybrid systems formed via doping silver QDs in 6CHBT liquid crystal: a quantitative investigation of their optoelectronic properties
Archana Kumari Singh & Satya Pal Singh
Pages: 2019-2046
Published online: 07 Jul 2023
AbstractforMolecular scale insights from NMR studies of hybrid systems formed via doping silver QDs in 6CHBT liquid crystal: a quantitative investigation of their optoelectronic properties | Full Text | References | PDF (16.4 MB) | EPUB
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Preparation and applications of the epoxy resin-based polymer- stabilised cholesteric liquid crystal films with microcracks at the surface
Yongxing Guo, Jinghua Zhao, Yi Li, Wei Liu & Yonggang Yang
Pages: 2047-2058
Published online: 26 Jun 2023
AbstractforPreparation and applications of the epoxy resin-based polymer- stabilised cholesteric liquid crystal films with microcracks at the surface | Full Text | References | PDF (9.8 MB) | EPUB
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Enlarging the colour gamut of LCD with YAG-LED by using a liquid crystal based polarisation interference filter
Rui Niu, Zihan Zhou, Shiwen Yin, Shimeng Ge, Xiaoshuai Li, Hongmei Ma & Yubao Sun
Pages: 2059-2067
Published online: 23 Jun 2023
AbstractforEnlarging the colour gamut of LCD with YAG-LED by using a liquid crystal based polarisation interference filter | Full Text | References | PDF (9.4 MB) | EPUB
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Molecular organization and molecular order of two rod-like smectogens in mesophases
A. A. Boopathi, Nitin P. Lobo, Vishnu Deo Mishra, Arun Roy & T. Narasimhaswamy
Pages: 2068-2088
Published online: 28 Jun 2023
AbstractforMolecular organization and molecular order of two rod-like smectogens in mesophases | Full Text | References | PDF (10.9 MB) | EPUB
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Liquid crystalline compounds containing lateral thiol group: synthesis, characterisation, its mesomorphic properties and DFT studies
Mahima Rabari, Vaibhavee Patel & A. K. Prajapati
Pages: 2089-2103
Published online: 06 Jul 2023
AbstractforLiquid crystalline compounds containing lateral thiol group: synthesis, characterisation, its mesomorphic properties and DFT studies | Full Text | References | PDF (8.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals with UV-shielding properties
Jianjing Gao, Ping Yu, Shengtao Zhu, Lifen Wen, Xingru Wang, Wenqi Song, Yuan Ge, Zemin He & Zongcheng Miao
Pages: 2104-2113
Published online: 03 Jul 2023
AbstractforPolymer-dispersed liquid crystals with UV-shielding properties | Full Text | References | PDF (8.5 MB) | EPUB
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The influence of the ring system with mono/diester and imine links, and terminal unsaturated carbon chains on mesomorphism and their quantum-mechanical study
Rohit R. Koshti & Akshay Vyas
Pages: 2114-2127
Published online: 03 Jul 2023
AbstractforThe influence of the ring system with mono/diester and imine links, and terminal unsaturated carbon chains on mesomorphism and their quantum-mechanical study | Full Text | References | PDF (5.4 MB) | EPUB
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Effect of the varying repulsive core of Gay–Berne pair potential on the structure and freezing transition in a two-dimensional system of soft ellipses
Pallabi Kundu, Sahire Azam Ansary & Pankaj Mishra
Pages: 2128-2143
Published online: 08 Feb 2024
AbstractforEffect of the varying repulsive core of Gay–Berne pair potential on the structure and freezing transition in a two-dimensional system of soft ellipses | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | EPUB
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Regulation of the properties of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals via the introduction of silicon-based materials
Zemin He, Ping Yu, Xiaoxi Kang, Hao Ma, Jianjing Gao, Yuan Ge, Wenqi Song & Zongcheng Miao
Pages: 2144-2153
Published online: 07 Jul 2023
AbstractforRegulation of the properties of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals via the introduction of silicon-based materials | Full Text | References | PDF (11.7 MB) | EPUB
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Beam scanning leaky wave antenna based on liquid crystals with gesture-controlled system
Chang Ding, Yudeng Wang, Yajuan Han, Xinmin Fu, Ruichao Zhu, Huilin Mu, Fanyi Meng & Jiafu Wang
Pages: 2154-2165
Published online: 04 Jul 2023
AbstractforBeam scanning leaky wave antenna based on liquid crystals with gesture-controlled system | Full Text | References | PDF (7.2 MB) | EPUB
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Spider dragline silk fibres maintain rectangular columnar liquid crystalline phase
Kenjiro Yazawa & Kazuchika Ohta
Pages: 2166-2175
Published online: 25 Jul 2023
AbstractforSpider dragline silk fibres maintain rectangular columnar liquid crystalline phase | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | EPUB
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Increasing the negative dielectric anisotropy of liquid crystals with polar substituents parallel to their long molecular axis through adding terminal 2,2-difluoroethyl group
Danyang Wan, Yin Wu, Lingchao Mo, Zhaoyi Che, Juanli Li, Minggang Hu, Lexuan Liang, Zhongwei An & Jian Li
Pages: 2176-2185
Published online: 27 Jul 2023
AbstractforIncreasing the negative dielectric anisotropy of liquid crystals with polar substituents parallel to their long molecular axis through adding terminal 2,2-difluoroethyl group | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Influence of the molecular structure of compounds with terminal isothiocyanate group on the induction of the smectic A phase: Part II
Paulina Zieja, Marzena Tykarska, Przemysław Morawiak, Paweł Perkowski & Wiktor Piecek
Pages: 2186-2203
Published online: 07 Aug 2023
AbstractforInfluence of the molecular structure of compounds with terminal isothiocyanate group on the induction of the smectic A phase: Part II | Full Text | References | PDF (8.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A frequency tunable resonator using liquid crystals on flexible substrates
Xingye Fan, Yong Cheng, Bingxiang Li, Ying Yu, Yuting Huang & Zhenpeng Song
Pages: 2204-2215
Published online: 27 Jul 2023
AbstractforA frequency tunable resonator using liquid crystals on flexible substrates | Full Text | References | PDF (8.7 MB) | EPUB
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Phase behaviour of ester-linked cyanobiphenyl dimers and fluorinated analogues: the direct isotropic to twist-bend nematic phase transition
Yuki Arakawa, Kyohei Horita & Kazunobu Igawa
Pages: 2216-2228
Published online: 07 Aug 2023
AbstractforPhase behaviour of ester-linked cyanobiphenyl dimers and fluorinated analogues: the direct isotropic to twist-bend nematic phase transition | Full Text | References | PDF (7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Cholesteric liquid crystalline polysiloxanes containing furan ring with selective reflection – synthesis and properties
Shuai-Yin Ma, He-Xin Li, Lan-Fen Wang, Dong-Xue Wang, Zhi-Na Ji, Xiao-Zhi He, Bao-Yan Zhang & Mei Tian
Pages: 2229-2243
Published online: 07 Aug 2023
AbstractforCholesteric liquid crystalline polysiloxanes containing furan ring with selective reflection – synthesis and properties | Full Text | References | PDF (11.4 MB) | EPUB
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Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of novel multi-arm side-chain liquid crystal polymers with different terminal substituents
Yi-Min Wang, Zhong-Xin Ge, Zi-Yun Zhang, Jiang-Tao Sun, Ying-Gang Jia, Mei Tian & Dan-Shu Yao
Pages: 2244-2258
Published online: 09 Aug 2023
AbstractforSynthesis and mesomorphic properties of novel multi-arm side-chain liquid crystal polymers with different terminal substituents | Full Text | References | PDF (7.7 MB) | EPUB
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Synthesis and properties of biphenyl liquid crystal diluters terminated by 2,2-difluorovinyloxyl for high birefringence liquid crystals
Ran Chen, Wenjing Zhao, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen & Zhongwei An
Pages: 2259-2267
Published online: 20 Aug 2023
AbstractforSynthesis and properties of biphenyl liquid crystal diluters terminated by 2,2-difluorovinyloxyl for high birefringence liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Helical polymerisation using a polymer network derived from a blue phase as a template for chirality transfer
Atsushi Yoshizawa, Taichi Kagami, Kiichi Kato, Koudai Abe, Kenta Hamada, Takumi Uemura, Michiko Yamaguchi & Masanobu Sagisaka
Pages: 2268-2279
Published online: 25 Aug 2023
AbstractforHelical polymerisation using a polymer network derived from a blue phase as a template for chirality transfer | Full Text | References | PDF (5.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Preparation and application of broadband reflective polymer-stabilised cholesteric liquid with nanoscale fibres
Hui Lin, Yuzhen Zhao, Hong Gao, Zhuohong Du, Huimin Zhang, Yi Luan, Dong Wang & Chunsheng Li
Pages: 2280-2294
Published online: 22 Aug 2023
AbstractforPreparation and application of broadband reflective polymer-stabilised cholesteric liquid with nanoscale fibres | Full Text | References | PDF (10.6 MB) | EPUB
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Electrochromic reverse-mode PDLCs as smart windows
Mariafrancesca Baratta, Aleksey Nezhdanov, Alexander I. Mashin, Manuela Curcio, Giuseppe Cirillo, Fiore P. Nicoletta & Giovanni De Filpo
Pages: 2295-2305
Published online: 25 Aug 2023
AbstractforElectrochromic reverse-mode PDLCs as smart windows | Full Text | References | PDF (5.5 MB) | EPUB
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Synthesis and performance evaluation of fluorinated biphenyl diluters for high birefringence liquid crystals
Ran Chen, Zihao Mao, Jiaxing Tang, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen & Zhongwei An
Pages: 2306-2313
Published online: 30 Aug 2023
AbstractforSynthesis and performance evaluation of fluorinated biphenyl diluters for high birefringence liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Composite stability and electro-optical properties of carbon nanotubes/5CB-based nematic hybrid liquid crystals
Xiaozheng Guo, Libao An, Yu Liu, Wenjiang Ye & Chunrui Chang
Pages: 2314-2331
Published online: 07 Sep 2023
AbstractforComposite stability and electro-optical properties of carbon nanotubes/5CB-based nematic hybrid liquid crystals | Full Text | References | PDF (6.2 MB) | EPUB
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Fluorinated esters with a very broad temperature range of the antiferroelectric phase
Magdalena Urbańska, Olga Strzeżysz & Paweł Perkowski
Pages: 2332-2344
Published online: 05 Sep 2023
AbstractforFluorinated esters with a very broad temperature range of the antiferroelectric phase | Full Text | References | PDF (7.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Tunable optical, electro-optical and dielectric properties of eco-friendly graphene quantum dots-nematic liquid crystal composites
Neha, Gautam Singh, Praveen Malik, Sanjeev Kumar, Poonma Malik, Ashwani Kumar Singh & Supreet
Pages: 2345-2359
Published online: 11 Sep 2023
AbstractforTunable optical, electro-optical and dielectric properties of eco-friendly graphene quantum dots-nematic liquid crystal composites | Full Text | References | PDF (8.5 MB) | EPUB
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Oxazoline derivatives exhibiting chiral liquid crystalline mesophases
Karel Pomeisl, Natalia Podoliak, Petra Vaňkátová, Věra Hamplová, Vladimíra Novotná, Damian Pociecha & Martin Cigl
Pages: 2360-2370
Published online: 03 Sep 2023
AbstractforOxazoline derivatives exhibiting chiral liquid crystalline mesophases | Full Text | References | PDF (5.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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