Liquid Crystals

The 2011 Luckhurst–Samulski Prize
pp. 1167-1168(2)
Author: Imrie, Corrie T.

Dielectric investigations of pure and carbon nanotube-doped deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystals
pp. 1169-1174(6)
Authors: Sood, Nitin; Khosla, Samriti; Singh, Darshan; Bawa, S.S.

2-Alkoxy-1,3-thiazoles: A new core unit for incorporation into self-organising materials. Synthetic approach, mesomorphism, and electrooptic evaluation
pp. 1175-1195(21)
Authors: Grubb, Alan M.; Zhang, Cuiyu; Jákli, Antal; Sampson, Paul; Seed, Alexander J.

X-ray diffraction and dielectric spectroscopy studies on a partially fluorinated ferroelectric liquid crystal from the family of terphenyl esters
pp. 1196-1203(8)
Authors: Haldar, S.; Dey, K.C.; Sinha, D.; Mandal, P.K.; Haase, W.; Kula, P.

Birefringence suppression near the smectic A–smectic C phase transition in de Vries-type liquid crystals
pp. 1204-1215(12)
Authors: Fernsler, Jonathan; Wicks, Derek; Staines, Daniel; Havens, Austin; Paszek, Nathan

The influence of structural changes of symmetrical dimers containing two phenyl groups on liquid crystalline behaviour
pp. 1216-1221(6)
Authors: Białecka-Florjańczyk, Ewa; Śledzińska, Irma; Górecka, Ewa

Triphenylene-based discotic liquid crystals: star-shaped oligomers and branched-chain polymers
pp. 1222-1230(9)
Authors: El Mansoury, Ahmed; Bushby, Richard J.; Karodia, Nazira

A supramolecular polymerisation model for the structurisation of DNA–lipid complexes
pp. 1231-1236(6)
Author: Ciferri, Alberto

Precise dielectric spectroscopy of a dual-frequency nematic mixture over a broad temperature range
pp. 1237-1242(6)
Authors: Perkowski, P.; Mrukiewicz, M.; Garbat, K.; Laska, M.; Chodorow, U.; Piecek, W.; Dąbrowski, R.; Parka, J.

Supramolecular main-chain liquid crystalline polymers and networks with competitive hydrogen bonding: a study of rigid networking agents in supramolecular systems
pp. 1243-1251(9)
Authors: Fredrickson, Dustin D.; Hilberg, Bart A.; Lasure, Kyle K.; Tessner, Joshua D.; Waner, Alexander E.; Zenner, Michael D.; Wiegel, Kurt N.

Non-symmetrical bent-shaped compounds containing a chiral moiety
pp. 1252-1260(9)
Authors: Novotná, Vladimíra; Mieczkowska, Kinga; Hamplová, Věra; Domján, Attila; Pociecha, Damian; Kašpar, Miroslav; Fodor-Csorba, Katalin

Reorientation mechanisms in smectic A liquid crystals
pp. 1261-1275(15)
Authors: Siemianowski, S.D.; Brimicombe, P.D.; Jaradat, S.; Thompson, P.; Bras, W.; Gleeson, H.F.

The influence of layer curvature on switching in ferroelectric B₂ phases of liquid crystals having bent-shape molecules
pp. 1276-1283(8)
Author: Lejček, Lubor

Chiral nematic liquid crystals with helix inversion from (R)-1,1′-binaphthyl and cholesteryl ester moieties
pp. 1284-1290(7)
Authors: Cheng, Zihui; Li, Kexuan; Wang, Feifei; Wu, Xiaojuan; Chen, Xiaofang; Xiao, Jiumei; Zhang, Haiquan; Cao, Hui; Yang, Huai

Asymmetrical phenyldiacetylenes liquid crystalline compounds with high birefringence and characteristics of selective reflection
pp. 1291-1296(6)
Authors: Miao, Zong-cheng; Wang, Dong; Zhang, Yong-ming; Jin, Zhao-kui; Liu, Fang; Wang, Fei-fei; Yang, Huai