Liquid CrystalsPub Date : 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2324462
Srujal A. Sonera, Sagar K. Bairwa, R. C. Tandel
{"title":"Nematogenic homologous series of coumarin derivatives containing azomethine-ester linkages: synthesis, characterisation, photophysical and mesomorphic properties","authors":"Srujal A. Sonera, Sagar K. Bairwa, R. C. Tandel","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2324462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2324462","url":null,"abstract":"Novel Homologous series of coumarin based Schiff’s base derivatives derived from 4’-formyl phenyl 7-n-alkoxycoumarin-3-carboxylate and 4-n-(decyloxy)aniline have been synthesised. The proposed stru...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140076261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced liquid crystal performance through alkoxybenzoic acid doping","authors":"Taysir Missaoui, Lotfi Saadaoui, Slim Zghal, Ahlem Guesmi, Naoufel Ben Hamadi, Xinzheng Zhang, Taoufik Soltani","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2023.2294138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2023.2294138","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the impact of doping agents, 4-octyloxybenzoic acid (8OBA) and 4-octyloxy-3-fluoro benzoic acid (8OBAF), on the thermodynamic and electro-optical properties of the nematic l...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140150102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liquid CrystalsPub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2323149
Hui Lin, Yuzhen Zhao, Zemin He, Hong Gao, Jianjing Gao, Dong Wang, Yi Luan
{"title":"Low-voltage electrochromic behaviour of polymer-stabilised liquid crystal with considerable broadband reflection","authors":"Hui Lin, Yuzhen Zhao, Zemin He, Hong Gao, Jianjing Gao, Dong Wang, Yi Luan","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2323149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2323149","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, a novel method was proposed to achieve electric-induced colouration of polymer-stabilised liquid crystal (PSLC) with considerable broadband reflection. The formation of broadband refl...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":"10 12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140047955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liquid CrystalsPub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2322598
Wenbo Yin, Yang Zhao, Zemin He, Yuzhen Zhao, Huimin Zhang, Hong Gao, Jianjing Gao, Zongcheng Miao, Yi Luan
{"title":"A novel double-layer liquid crystal electro-optic switch and its infrared shielding properties investigation","authors":"Wenbo Yin, Yang Zhao, Zemin He, Yuzhen Zhao, Huimin Zhang, Hong Gao, Jianjing Gao, Zongcheng Miao, Yi Luan","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2322598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2322598","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a novel light switch was developed by integrating polymer dispersion liquid crystals (PDLC) and polymer-stabilised cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLC), leveraging the infrared shield...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140075193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liquid CrystalsPub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2324464
Hongbo Lu, Han Wang, Hao Bai, Yumeng Wang, Longzhen Qiu, Jun Zhu, Miao Xu
{"title":"Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal with low driving voltage utilising reaction selectivity of two-stage polymerisation","authors":"Hongbo Lu, Han Wang, Hao Bai, Yumeng Wang, Longzhen Qiu, Jun Zhu, Miao Xu","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2324464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2324464","url":null,"abstract":"An optimised approach is presented in this study for the fabrication of a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) device with a low driving voltage and high contrast ratio (CR). This method involve...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140047958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liquid CrystalsPub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2321464
M. A. Osipov
{"title":"Theoretical models for the nematic twist-bend phase and the Landau de Gennes theory of Longa and Tomczyk","authors":"M. A. Osipov","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2321464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2321464","url":null,"abstract":"We present a critical analysis of the existing phenomenological theories of the nematic twist-bend phase including the models proposed by Dozov and Selinger and the more general Landau de Gennes th...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140047789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liquid crystal polymers with dual properties of fluorescence and selective reflection-design, synthesis and characterisation","authors":"Qing-Qing Xiong, Jia-Yi Wu, Hong-Shuang Zhang, Ji-Feng Gao, Shuai-Yin Ma, Xiao-Zhi He","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2321453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2321453","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, two series of side chain fluorescent cholesteric liquid crystal polymers (FL-ChLCPs) were prepared by one-step method with polymethyl-hydrosiloxane (PMHS) as the main chain. Two seri...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140047793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liquid CrystalsPub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2321475
Nur Amanina Juniasari Tun Nur Iskandar, Guan-Yeow Yeap, Nobuyuki Maeta, M. Ito Masato, Katarzyna Gas, Maciej Sawicki
{"title":"Synthesis, mesomorphic and magnetic properties at room temperature of biphenyl ester-aromatic imine with terminal alkoxy chains and methoxy substituent","authors":"Nur Amanina Juniasari Tun Nur Iskandar, Guan-Yeow Yeap, Nobuyuki Maeta, M. Ito Masato, Katarzyna Gas, Maciej Sawicki","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2321475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2321475","url":null,"abstract":"A series of calamitic biphenyl ester-aromatic imine derived from the reaction of 4-formylphenyl-4’-(alkyloxy)-[1,1’-biphenyl]-4-carboxylate and p-anisidine have been successfully synthesised and ch...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140047786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liquid CrystalsPub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2322611
Nerea Sebastián, Luka Cmok, Andrej Petelin, Richard J. Mandle, Alenka Mertelj
{"title":"Distinctive features of pretransitional behaviour between nematic phases as revealed by DDM","authors":"Nerea Sebastián, Luka Cmok, Andrej Petelin, Richard J. Mandle, Alenka Mertelj","doi":"10.1080/02678292.2024.2322611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2322611","url":null,"abstract":"Pretransitional behaviour, with strong softening of the bend or splay elastic constants, is characteristic of two of the nematic to nematic phase transitions reported in the last decade. Such softe...","PeriodicalId":18011,"journal":{"name":"Liquid Crystals","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140047888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}