Crystallisation of organic materials from the solution phase: a molecular, synthonic and crystallographic perspective

N Anuar, SN Yusop, KJ Roberts - Crystallography Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The fundamental crystal science underpinning the industrial crystallisation of organic
materials is reviewed from molecular, intermolecular (synthonic) and crystallographic …

Light-responsive bent-core liquid crystals as candidates for energy conversion and storage

I Dominguez-Candela, I Zulkhairi, I Pintre… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We have assessed the potential of light-responsive bent-core liquid crystals as candidate
materials for energy conversion and storage applications. Samples comprise two …

[HTML][HTML] Bent-core liquid crystals joining the ethylene-oxide/lithium ion tandem: Ionic conductivity and dielectric response towards new electrolytes for energy …

A Martinez-Felipe, D Zaton, M Castillo-Vallés… - Journal of molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report the dielectric and conductivity response of three materials containing bent-core
and tetra (ethylene-oxide) moieties, and their complexes doped with lithium triflate salts, as …

p-Methoxy Azobenzene Terpolymer as a Promising Energy-Storage Liquid Crystal System

AR Ibrahim, MF Khyasudeen, J Husband… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Light-responsive materials capable of undergoing photoinduced molecular transformation
are excellent candidates for energy storage. Herein, we report a promising new liquid …

[HTML][HTML] Modulating the Conductivity of Light-Responsive Ionic Liquid Crystals

U Bendaoud, PK Bhowmik, SL Chen, H Han, SL Cox… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this work, we describe the phase behaviour and the dielectric and conductivity response
of new light-responsive ionic liquid crystals, ILCs, which can be applied as controllable …

Finely tuning the self-assembled architectures of liquid crystal polymers by molecular engineering: phase transitions derived from terminal group variations

W Yao, Y Wang, L Liu, A Ma, J Zhao, Z Ma… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) have gained tremendous scientific attention due to their
potentials in fabrication of intelligent soft robots and responsive devices. Modulating the …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring the dielectric and ferroelectric response of mixtures containing bent-core liquid crystals through light-irradiation and composition

J Liebsch, R Strachan, S Suthaharan… - Journal of molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
We report the mesomorphic behaviour, dielectric and ferroelectric properties, and
computational modelling of binary mixtures containing two bent-core liquid crystals: the so …

Dicationic ionic liquid crystals: Synthesis, characterization, optical properties, and ionic conductivity of bis (4-oligoethyleneoxyphenyl) viologen bistosylate salts

PK Bhowmik, SL Chen, D King, H Han… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Three bis (4-oligoethyleneoxyphenyl) viologen bistosylate salts of different lengths
were prepared via the Zincke reaction followed by a metathesis reaction with silver tosylate …

Thermal Conductivity in Side‐Chain Liquid‐Crystal Epoxy Polymers: Influence of Mesogen Structure

TE Trinh, K Ku, H Yeo - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Side‐chain liquid‐crystal epoxy polymers (SCLCEPs) are valued for their unique properties,
which combine LC side chains with epoxide‐based polyether main chains for ordered …

Dicationic stilbazolium salts: Structural, thermal, optical, and ionic conduction properties

PK Bhowmik, JJ Koh, D King, H Han, B Heinrich… - Journal of molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Two series of new dicationic stilbazolium salts containing tosylate and triflimide counterions,
respectively, were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic techniques and …