A liquid crystalline system formed by rod-shaped molecules that have a small transverse
dipole moment is analyzed in the presence of an external electric field normal to the smectic …

Nematic liquid crystals with positive dielectric anisotropy exhibit a critical endpoint under the
electric field. In particular, isotropic–nematic phase transition may disappear at a critical …

We review the impact of tetrahedral order on the macroscopic dynamics of bent-core liquid
crystals. We discuss tetrahedral order comparing with other types of orientational order, like …

Nematic liquid crystals composed of bent-core molecules exhibit unusual properties,
including an enhanced Cotton–Mouton effect and an increasing isotropic (paranematic) …

Nematic (N) liquid crystals made of bent-core molecules exhibit unusual physical properties
such as an intermediate phase between the N and isotropic (I) phases, a very weak NI …

A temperature sensor based on a Sagnac interferometer with a liquid crystal-filled
microstructured optical fiber was investigated using the finite element method. Six submicron …

This chapter reviews the experimental findings that help determine the critical properties of
the isotropic-to-nematic transition in side-chain and main-chain liquid single-crystal …

Solid state NMR pulse techniques have been found most useful to elucidate order and
dynamics of molecules of various shapes which can self-assemble into ordered fluids. This …

We report dielectric and electro-optical characteristics of a new bicomponent mixture, which
at room temperature exhibits an isotropic phase. The mixture is based on the commonly …

ABSTRACT A mean field theory is introduced to describe uniaxial and biaxial nematic
phases of banana-shaped liquid crystalline molecules. From a geometric point of view, we …