Liquid Crystals

On the origin of high optical director tilt in a partially fluorinated orthoconic antiferroelectric liquid crystal mixture
pp. 1175-1184(10)
Authors: Lagerwall, Jan; Saipa, Alexander; Giesselmann, Frank; Dabrowski, Roman

Synthesis and characterization of a novel liquid crystal series with tribenzoate cores and monofluoro-substitution on the phenyl ring near the chiral chain
pp. 1185-1193(9)
Authors: Essid, S.; Manai, M.; Gharbi, A.; Marcerou, J. P.; Rouillon, J. C.; Nguyen, H. T.

The relationship between the structures of semi-rigid homo- and copolyesters based on 5,5?-diphenyl-2,2?-bis(1,3,4-thiadiazole)s and their liquid crystalline and optical properties
pp. 1195-1205(11)
Authors: Sato, Moriyuki; Notsu, Miyuki; Nakashima, Shinji

Orientational properties and dynamics of nematic liquid crystals mixed with dendrimers for electro-optical switches
pp. 1207-1218(12)
Authors: Boxtel, M. C. W. Van; WÜbbenhorst, M.; Turnhout, J. Van; Bastiaansen, C. W. M.; Broer, D. J.

Liquid crystalline homopolyesters having main chain calamitic mesogens and one or two side chain azobenzene moieties in the repeat units
pp. 1219-1226(8)
Authors: Sato, Moriyuki; Mizoi, Miyuki; Yano, Hiroko

Studies on the liquid crystalline behaviour of novel N -alkyl-substituted ester imides
pp. 1227-1234(8)
Authors: BiaŁecka-FlorjaŃczyk, Ewa; Melon-Ksyta, Dorota; Orzeszko, Andrzej; ŚledziŃska, Irma; Przedmojski, Jan; GÓrecka, Ewa

Shear-induced rotations in a weakly anchored nematic liquid crystal
pp. 1235-1240(6)
Author: Tarasov, O. S.

Domain manipulation of ferroelectric BaTiO 3 thin films: application to the local reorientation of liquid crystal
pp. 1241-1250(10)
Authors: Blach, J. F.; Desfeux, R.; Costa, A. Da; Bormann, D.; Henninot, J. F.; Warenghem, M.; Prellier, W.

Thermal positioning of point defects in smectic films: the thermal tweezer
pp. 1251-1257(7)
Authors: Veum, M.; Messman, P.; Huang, C.c.

Washing effects on the anchoring energy and surface order parameter on rubbed polymer surfaces containing the trifluoromethyl moiety
pp. 1259-1264(6)
Authors: Han, Jeong-Mim; Hwang, Jeoung-Yeon; Seo, Dae-Shik; Lee, Sang-Keuk; Lee, Joon-Ung

Polymer network as a template for control of photoconductivity of a liquid crystal semiconductor
pp. 1265-1270(6)
Authors: Prasad, S. Krishna; Nair, Geetha; Hegde, Gurumurthy; Hiremath, Uma; Yelamaggad, C. V.

Texture dependence of capillary instabilities in nematic liquid crystalline fibres
pp. 1271-1284(14)
Authors: Cheong, Ae-Gyeong; Rey, Alejandro

Photochemical tuning of the helical structure of cholesteric liquid crystals by photoisomerization of chiral azobenzenes, and their structural effects
pp. 1285-1291(7)
Authors: Yoshioka, Teppei; Alam, Md Zahangir; Ogata, Tomonari; Nonaka, Takamasa; Kurihara, Seiji

Structure-activity studies of ferroelectric and antiferroelectric imine ligands and their square-planar complexes
pp. 1293-1303(11)
Authors: PiÑol, R.; Ros, M. B.; Serrano, J. L.; Sierra, T.; Fuente, M. R. De La